Sat 05 Apr 9.00pm Australian Premiere
The Road to Saint Diego (El Camino de San Diego)
Carlos Sorin, 98min, Argentina, 2006, Comedy
Another delightful roadmovie by Argentinian director Carlos Sorin. The film follows the uplifting journey of Tati, a penniless young man obsessed with Maradona. When he hears that his soccer hero is sick in hospital, Tati sets out for the Capital to personally deliver Maradona a wooden carving resembling him. Tati’s journey, undertaken with touching devotion, is filled with many surprising encounters, but will destiny help him find the way to his hero?
Cast:
Ignacio Benítez, Carlos Wagner La Bella, Paola Rotela, Silvina Fontelles, Miguel González Colman