Traces
Director Miguel Colombo
Countries Argentina, Spain
Duration 84 min
Synopsis
Along an intimate geographical journey, the director narrates in first person the story of his grandfather Ludovico, an Italian immigrant who arrived in Argentina after fighting in the Second World War. With very few hints, he starts sketching features of a grandfather he never met and who soon reveals himself as disturbingly contradictory. His traces still mark his descendants to this day, and unraveling his story becomes essential to assimilate the present. In his quest for hidden secrets, the director will have to plunge into the desert, confront the gaps in his own story and redefine his identity.
Along an intimate geographical journey, the director narrates in first person the story of his grandfather Ludovico, an Italian immigrant who arrived in Argentina after fighting in the Second World War. With very few hints, he starts sketching features of a grandfather he never met and who soon reveals himself as disturbingly contradictory. His traces still mark his descendants to this day, and unraveling his story becomes essential to assimilate the present. In his quest for hidden secrets, the director will have to plunge into the desert, confront the gaps in his own story and redefine his identity.