Víctor Hugo Carrizo

Zapa is a 32-years old keysmith who ends up in jail. His uncle, an ex-cop, uses his influences not only to free him, but getting him into the Buenos Aires police force before he is even recieved in training.

Life in the Argentine pampas is nasty, brutish and short, judging by the intense, compelling drama "La Rabia." Impressive if challenging-to-watch work by helmer Albertina Carri observes adultery, violence and animal slaughter largely through the eyes of two disturbed children, while use of jagged animation and luminous landscape shots transmutes the base material into something more sublime.

Why do two people fall in love? When do they become a couple? How do they decide it's time to live together? At which secret moment, imperceptible things anticipate the breakup? When does the relationship end and when should it end? The story of a young couple, from its beginning to its ending, from the excitement of falling in love to the dark and dull days before the breakup. (cinenacional.com)