The Face is a lyrical and personal film shot in stunning black and white, where past and present, fiction and nonfiction mix together. A man who sails alone approaches an island on the Paraná River. Once he lands, he’s no longer alone. He shares a meal with another man—his father. There will also be a woman. And some kids. And nature — in the form of birds, plants, and the river — which is always present through its quietness and constant flowing. The film was a selection of the Rome Film Festival and was awarded the Best Director prize at the Buenos Aires Independent Film Festival (BAFICI) and the Cinema Tropical Award for Best Director.
THE FACE / EL ROSTRO
A film by Gustavo Fontán
(Argentina, 2012. 64 min.)
