¡Que vivan los crotos!

¡Que vivan los crotos!

1995 · 75 min · ★ 6.0 · Documentary

The film tells the story of an imigrant to Argentina who works for the railway company of this land. Being a witness to the history of the land of silver in this century the film is also a shortcut of the changes in Argentina during the last 100 years.

Directed by Ana Poliak · Written by Ana Poliak

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