International Competition

Against a pristine blue background, butchers working in an Argentine abattoir talk about their work, but mostly about their private lives. With the fresh blood still on their white aprons, they engage in short conversations that touch on fathers and children (or their absence), on motivations and on deepest fears. In this simple but effective narrative, directed by Martín Benchimol, the son of a slaughterman, something meaningful about each of these butchers rises to the surface. Conversations with Argentinian slaughterhouse workers turn into an exploration of fatherhood, blood ties and masculinity.