Five past nine
Director Darío Schvarzstein
Countries
Duration 20 min
Synopsis
A 90-year-old barber hides in a dusty museum that was once his life. In 1955, he lost his post at the government house following the Revolución Libertadora that ousted President Perón. Since then, Luis opens his barbershop every day in an eternal Peronist ritual: “From home to work and back home again.” Perhaps he is waiting for someone to come in so he can tell the story of how he once cut Perón’s hair. However, only a handful of clients per week justifies his daily journey back and forth across the city.
A 90-year-old barber hides in a dusty museum that was once his life. In 1955, he lost his post at the government house following the Revolución Libertadora that ousted President Perón. Since then, Luis opens his barbershop every day in an eternal Peronist ritual: “From home to work and back home again.” Perhaps he is waiting for someone to come in so he can tell the story of how he once cut Perón’s hair. However, only a handful of clients per week justifies his daily journey back and forth across the city.