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.

Genres

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

Marcos Mundstock

Voz en off

Carlos Lasarte

Héctor Biuchet