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Ushuaia, at the extreme south end of Argentina is the setting for this story, which starts in Buenos Aires. It involves a chance meeting between a man and a woman who don't know about each other's existence, but fate will bring them together to this remote part of the country, where Teresa, the flight attendant, has a layover. Julian, a taciturn doctor, will meet the love of his life in Teresa. They will have a night of love and then go in different directions. They will come together at the end, when we see them on a flight where Teresa is just another passenger.

Director Daniel Burman's film is a strange one. The screen play, which he co-wrote with Emiliano Torres, a frequent collaborator, bears no similarity with his previous films which have the urban setting of Buenos Aires as the background. By bringing Teresa and Julian to this forgotten town in the middle of the winter, the director gives us a strange story that flourishes in this most hostile, yet gorgeous, environment.

Where Mr. Burman succeeds is in the way he uses his actors to give wonderful performances. Ingrid Rubio, a Spanish actress who has worked in Argentina before, is wonderful as the flight attendant. Same goes for Alfredo Casero, an actor who exudes kindness as he and Teresa fall for one another. Even the supporting players add to the story. Emilio Disi is the mechanic who steals parts from the planes he services at the local airport in order to build his own dream craft. Valentina Bassi is also effective. Daniel Hendler, in a small role as a taxi driver, has two excellent scenes in the film. Norma Aleandro, one of the best actresses from Argentina appears briefly as Teresa's mother.

This film shows a mature Daniel Burman doing what he does best.

After viewing the film, I have to say that I sat thinking for a while, and decided that I kinda like it, but not much. I'm quite fond of recent argentinian cinema, and I try to see as much of it as possible. This one, starring the (much more than beautiful, I'm in love with her) spanish actress Ingrid Rubio (delivering a very credible argentinian accent, as she did in "El faro del Sur") and that big bear named Alfredo Casero takes place in a place out of the world, the end of the world, Ushuaia. The landscapes are amazing, and gives you the sense of loneliness the characters are going through.

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Ingrid lends her eyes express the pain of being alone when she notices she's pregnant. Alfredo's pain is much deeper, as he's lost his wife and is taking her ashes to Ushuaia, where they first met, and then commit suicide as he finds no reasons to live. Ingrid is the stewardess of Alfredo's plane, and their paths are going to meet, as Ingrid's character feels there's also no reason to live in a world where no one cares about you and she's also going to commit suicide. They'll meet at this point, and their lives will change forever.

The players: I think Ingrid has been very well casted. You can feel what she thinks through her very expressing eyes. Alfredo, on the contrary, doesn't deliver much more than a single face throughout the whole movie.

The movie: The plot is not much deeper that what I've explained before, but there are touches of "realismo magico" (magic realism) which are fun and always nice to have. The photography is great, the landscapes amazing. Is a simple love story in which the only believable moments are the ones with Ingrid on screen.

To summarize,is a simple movie with simple ideas, a love story nicely shot but does not move you at any moment, easy watching, and with a beautiful and talented actress that is always worth watching.