Film

El bumbún

2014 · 1h 25m · Drama

In an inhospitable rural area in North-East Argentina, machismo, destitution and the repression meted out under the military dictatorship sees the birth of the latest daughter born to Antonio, alcoholic woodcutter who anxiously wanted his first son. After the three daughters are farmed out to families in better financial position, he christens the latest one with the name of José, nicknamed Bumbún, and forces her to take on the identity of a boy. Mercedes, hurt by having lost her other daughters, protects the girl and keeps up the lie, constantly threatened by Antonio. Having been forced to act as a boy since childbirth, Bumbún will struggle between whether to accept her fate or to fight to change it.

Daniel Valenzuela

Silvina Páez

Hugo Casas

Laura Ortiz

Luis Ziembrowski

Laura García

• Fernando BermúdezWriter · Director
• Marcelo WainsteinWriter
• Leticia CastroWriter
• Diego ArroyoDirector of Photography
• Andrés TamborninoEditor
• Elsa FernándezEditor

Release date

November 13, 2014

Status

Released

Original language

Spanish

Runtime

1h 25m

Genres

Drama