The Fire
– A couple must hold on to $100,000 for 24 hours as they wait to buy a house. As the time ticks by, th..
A couple must hold on to $100,000 for 24 hours as they wait to buy a house. As the time ticks by, the true nature of their love unravels.
28 May 2015
Spanish
Juan Schnitman
Agustina Liendo (screenplay)
Pilar Gamboa, Juan Barberini
Lucía and Marcelo are thirty years old. They are carrying a hundred thousand dollars in cash to pay for their new house. But something comes up for the real estate agent and the signing of the papers is postponed. Tense and filled with frustration, they head back to their old apartment and put the money away in a safe place. Marcelo says to her: "Relax, today's just another day". Throughout the 24 hours of wait, the true nature of the love between Lucía and Marcelo unveils, as well as the crisis they are in and the violence within themselves. The film narrates these 24 hours of unbearable tension.
2 wins & 8 nominations.
FiGa Films