Ships and Cathedrals

Sergio and his family work in an estate in Argentina’s northern region. When their employers aren't home, they occupy the main house and emulate the life of the owners. Then Pia, the eldest daughter of the owner, arrives at the estate with the intention of staying a few days until her father’s marriage...

Since 2006, Susana and Nélida, protagonists of this story, are imprisoned in the Tucumán Women Prison. They are accused of a crime they say they haven’t committed. They were sentenced to 20 years in prison for being responsible for the disappearance of a teacher friend of theirs, Beatriz Argañaraz, whose body never appeared. Susana and Nélida pray every day for the body to appear and the mystery to be solved. Meanwhile, their lives changed emphatically during the last 16 years behind bars.

In the Argentinian city of Tucumán, Miguel is making a living as a “motochorro”, a thief who snatches people’s belongings fromhis motorbike. When he steals the purse of Elena, an old woman, he ends up hurting her badly. After the brutal incident, Miguel is plagued by guilt and unable to forget about his victim. In an attempt to make things right, he conceals his true identity from the old woman and starts to take care of the injured and unsuspecting Elena. The closer he gets to her the more he becomes entangled in his own lies. Afraid of telling Elena the truth, Miguel continues to be haunted by his past and is unable to find true redemption.

The opening chords of the Organ Grinder theme open the scene to the waters running down a rushing river while, in its center, a young woman throws the line into the water, tenses it slightly and waits. As if looking for a new order, the organ grinder "with his bare feet on the snow" accompanies this murmur of waters, of opening skies, of fish stopped in the simplicity of dreams.

In a remote valley in northern Argentina, the local herb of love, Muña Muña, is in bloom. Olga, a 60-year-old nurse, is preparing to say goodbye to her only son, who is about to leave the country, when she meets Stefano, a young French tourist. Their unexpected connection stirs a desire she thought was long lost.