La libertad

La libertad

2001 · 73 min · ES · 6.3 (35 votes)
Dir. Lisandro Alonso · Starring Misael Saavedra, Humberto Estrada, Omar Didino, Javier Didino, Rafael Estrada · Music Juan Montecchia · La Libertad Duology
Drama

A man chops down trees, organizes the trunks, cleans them, stops to defecate, has lunch, takes a nap and continues to sell his timber.

VIBE

A stark, unvarnished look at a man's solitary existence. It feels like watching the quiet, repetitive rhythm of nature and labor, stripped bare of sentimentality. A deeply immersive, almost hypnotic experience.

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woodcutter