Waiting for the Messiah
25/05/2000
In 1999, Argentina's peso craters. Ariel, a young man from Buenos Aires' Jewish community, deals with his mother's fatal illness, finds a job as a night shift surveillance camera monitor, and wonders when he'll discover sex. Santamaria, middle aged, loses his bank job and is dismissed by his wife; he finds stolen wallets in dumpsters to return to their owners. Ariel tells Santamaria's story to a TV reporter who profiles lives on the street. She's Laura, in a relationship with another woman, but perhaps available. Ariel desires Laura, while Santamaria courts Elsa, a washroom attendant who's husband is in prison. Christmas and Hanukkah approach; can anyone connect?
Movie Information
Daniel Hendler
as Ariel Goldstein
Enrique Piñeyro
as Santamaría
Héctor Alterio
as Simón
Melina Petriella
as Estela
Stefania Sandrelli
as Elsa
Chiara Caselli
as Laura
Gabriela Acher
as Sara
Dolores Fonzi
as Any
