A blond blue blue-eyed young man walks by the river with the breathtaking Buenos Aires skyline at dawn, drinking mate. Immediately afterwards, he walks by a cemetery searching for the tomb of Hipolito Bouchard to whom he brings a souvenir from the California Republic… this is the pretext for his visit and a fascinating tale in the South.  The few minutes of footage before the opening credits introduce us properly to a film that captures  Argentina in its sounds, colors, magic, flavour, culture, and humor.   

Opening credits are a declaration of principles by themselves, with animation, graffitis and art designs, the names of the cast mix with statements such as “people incarnating sexualities in non conventional bodies and in unconventional ways”,  “the world is getting to and end and all what matters is polyamory”, “dolar=dolor”; the Underground Orange Manifesto states it embodies reason in a world that doesn´t face its contradictions.

In the film we find that a Yankee leads the tale, we also find there is Paty, Goya, Dante, Frida …  they are all members of an underground theatre company working on a play:  The State of Argentina Vs Mr . Henry Kissinger, the Peace Nobel Price winner standing trial for crimes against humanity, the Argentinean people, and membership in a criminal organization among others. At one point, the Yankee asks if all that is said happened or is it fiction… With wit, the film makes a remark to the state of the arts and theater, very active and vital as a cultural manifestation in the country, and also provides  ground for the political discussion.

In this film reality and  farse dialogue creating hilarious moments to the rhythm of Sandro´s Penumbras in a visual experience with an aesthetic of its own.

Written and directed by Michael Taylor Jackson who also performs as the Yankee, also starring Sofía Gala Castiglioni, Vera Spinetta, Bel Gatti and Gianluca Zonzini.  Movie is  a refreshing one that deserves to be watched and enjoyed since it portraits accurately how the country relates to its past and present, dealing respectfully and freely with  sexual identities in between.