The Protagonist

Eleven young film-makers got together to collaborate in this atypical project. Atypical not only because of its technical specs, but because of its narrative structure. There are several scenes with only the city in common, and more as a conceptual presence at that than as a precise geography. None of those scenes contains a single "story": Each one of them is part of a larger situation that we cannot see, as though the beginning and end of each "story" had to be filled in by the audience.

This is the journey of Juan – who could well be Pedro or María – a man who lives and works on the river in Argentina. Next, it is Johannes’ journey – he could well be Claus or Franz –who lives in Germany and whose life doesn’t seem to be very different from Juan’s. But at the same time, it is.

A bellhop and a young receptionist at a five-star hotel in Buenos Aires set out at night to investigate and unravel the secrets of the guests. However the guests do not reveal very much and the two go increasingly adrift through their curiosity.