Born and Bred

Colour, 35 mm
Argentina, United Kingdom, 2006, 100 min
Section: Forum of Independents

Synopsis

For Santiago, being a successful designer comes second to the role of husband to Milli and a loving father to daughter Josefina. His translucent veneer of urban contentment is torn away when a violent tragedy rips his precious family apart. Reappearing at a desolate airport in the frozen lands of Patagonia, and changed beyond recognition, he numbs his pain through arduous work. Tormented by the ghosts of the unalterable past, Santiago must re-engage with the present to remain one step ahead of insanity.

About the director

Pablo Trapero (b. 1972, San Justo, a suburb of Buenos Aires) studied architecture and film at the Universidad del Cine in Buenos Aires. He worked as editor and assistant director. His first feature Crane World  won numerous awards and became one of the first important films of new Argentinian cinema. It was screened at Karlovy Vary (Forum of Independents 2001), along with his second feature El bonaerense (Forum of Independents 2002) and his third Familia rodante (Forum of Independents 2005). Films: Mocoso malcriado (short, 1992/3), Negocios (short, 1995), Crane World (Mundo grúa, 1999), El bonaerense (2002), Ensayo (TV series, 2003), Rolling Family (Familia rodante, 2004), Born and Bred (Nacido y criado, 2006).