White Elephant
While building a hospital for the residents of a Buenos Aries shantytown, a troubled priest finds solace in a young, atheist social worker. The "Villa Virgin", a shantytown in the slums of Buenos Aires. Julian and Nicolas, two priests and long-standing friends, work tirelessly to help the local people. Julian uses his political connections to oversee the construction of a hospital. Nicolas joins him following the failure of a project he was leading in the jungle, after paramilitary forces assassinated members of the community. Deeply troubled, he finds a little comfort in Luciana, a young, attractive, atheist social worker. As Nicolas' faith weakens, tension and violence between the slum drug dealing cartels grow. And when work on the hospital is halted by ministerial decree, the fuse is lit...
Keywords
- Cannes: Un Certain Regard
- economy
- Escape to Argentina
- Festival de Cannes
- Festival de Cannes - Tax Shelter
- Jérémie Renier
- politics
- religion
- South America Cinema
- struggle
Actors
- Pablo Gatti
- Ricardo Darín
- Martina Gusman
- Jérémie Renier
- Esteban Díaz
- Walter Jakob
- Miguel Arancibia
- Federico Barga
Director
- Pablo Trapero
Drama
1h 45min
SPANISH
FRENCH
While building a hospital for the residents of a Buenos Aries shantytown, a troubled priest finds solace in a young, atheist social worker.
While building a hospital for the residents of a Buenos Aries shantytown, a troubled priest finds solace in a young, atheist social worker.
The "Villa Virgin", a shantytown in the slums of Buenos Aires. Julian and Nicolas, two priests and long-standing friends, work tirelessly to help the local people. Julian uses his political connections to oversee the construction of a hospital. Nicolas joins him following the failure of a project he was leading in the jungle, after paramilitary forces assassinated members of the community. Deeply troubled, he finds a little comfort in Luciana, a young, attractive, atheist social worker. As Nicolas' faith weakens, tension and violence between the slum drug dealing cartels grow. And when work on the hospital is halted by ministerial decree, the fuse is lit...
Festivals
Cast & Crew
Director
Pablo Trapero
Cast
Pablo Gatti
Cast
Ricardo Darín
Cast
Martina Gusman
Cast
Jérémie Renier
Cast
Esteban Díaz
Cast
Walter Jakob
Cast
Miguel Arancibia
Cast
Federico Barga