Aldo Braga

In a small town in Patagonia (Southern Argentina), a Mapuche Indian chief sets a tourist complex under construction on fire. He denies all attempts to defend himself. Locked up, he waits for the arrival of "Caleuche," the Ship (Nave) of Fools (de los locos), a mythical figure of his ancestral strength which "made" him start the fire... (imdb)

Against the backdrop of an increasingly-powerful police state, Miguel returns to Buenos Aires. An innocent bystander, he's shot by a rogue cop, Morea, at a political demonstration. To avoid scandal, the police place Miguel in the hospital as a John Doe, where nurses are drawn to his bedside. A tipster notifies the press and Miguel's father and also phones Morea with threats to expose and even kill him.

Based on the homonymous novel by Fiódor Dostoevsky, this story framed in the social and political conflicts of Argentina in the 1930s penetrates the loneliness of a disturbed man. Diego Carmona is forced to confront himself and his environment when due to a testamentary clause he has to share his inherited house with the butler. Isolation and madness appear as an expression of defense against an adverse environment. (FILMAFFINITY)