Alfonso Gastiaburo

How does a man, raised between Islam and Marxism, survive exile while a revolution led by women unfolds in his land?

Argentina 1939. As the World Chess Championship is taking place, breaking news shocks the participants: Germany has invaded Poland and World War II has erupted. The impact of this news on one particular player is dramatic.

Two women, a midwife and an educator, fight against gender violence by helping indigenous women at the Yach'il Antzetic shelter home, in southern Mexico. Together they heal past wounds and forge an educational future for their children.