Recently appointed as a substitute literature teacher at a high school in
an underserved area of Buenos Aires, Lucio (Juan Minujín) has to hit the
ground running if he wants to find a way to connect with the minds — and
the realities — of a cohort of students with far tougher things than
homework to worry about. Lucio also has big shoes to fill: those of his
ailing father, known as “El Chileno” (Alfredo Castro), a well-loved
community organizer who is about to open a soup kitchen, years in the
making, but is constantly being threatened by a local gang as they seek
total control of the area through drugs and corrupt politics. When one of
his students lands in trouble with the local kingpin, Lucio has to step out
from his teaching duties to protect both the teenager and the fragile bond
he’s forging with his pupils.
