Set around 1910 in the Chaco region, the film depicts the plight of quebracho woodcutters, cruelly exploited by English businessmen with the support of the authorities, local police, and a paramilitary force established by the employers themselves.
Cast
Héctor Alterio
Mr. Murphy
Osvaldo Bonet
Mr. White
Juan Carlos Gené
Tochia
Cipe Lincovsky
Sara
Héctor Pellegrini
Antonio
Walter Vidarte
Isfraín
Lautaro Murúa
Lamazón
Luis Medina Castro
Luis Britos
Domingo Basile
Delegado
Marcos Mundstock
Voz en off
Luis Aranda
Unknown
Diana Arias
Unknown
Carlos Lasarte
Unknown
Héctor Biuchet
Unknown
Crew
Ricardo Wullicher
Director
José María Paolantonio
Writer
Óscar Souto
Editor
Miguel Rodríguez
Director of Photography
Felipe López
Assistant Director
Sabina Sigler
Producer
Saulo Benavente
Production Design
Graciela Galán
Costume Design
Miguel Babuini
Sound
Francisco Kropfl
Original Music Composer
Gustavo Beytelman
Original Music Composer
