The Flicker
Director Gabriel Szollosy
Countries Uruguay, Spain
Duration 80 min
Synopsis
Horacio is a UYan marine who works as a lighthouse keeper on a solitary island in the Atlantic Ocean. Horacio is poor and will soon retire. While he sits among 250.000 sea wolves, he dreams of building a sewing machine repair shop in his yard to give a better future to his daughter. To earn enough money and realize his dream, Horacio has to go to the land of his ancestors, the DR Congo, as member of UY's UN Peace Keeping Force. But his health is broken by service and his plan is at risk.
Horacio is a UYan marine who works as a lighthouse keeper on a solitary island in the Atlantic Ocean. Horacio is poor and will soon retire. While he sits among 250.000 sea wolves, he dreams of building a sewing machine repair shop in his yard to give a better future to his daughter. To earn enough money and realize his dream, Horacio has to go to the land of his ancestors, the DR Congo, as member of UY's UN Peace Keeping Force. But his health is broken by service and his plan is at risk.