Set during the controversial political chaos of Brazilian President Fernando Collor de Mello, who froze all banks accounts on March 15, 1990, the audience is introduced to Paco. Paco is a student, yearning to be an actor, and lives with his mother in Brazil. After Paco's mother's death, he decides to leave Brazil in hopes of seeing his mother's home town, San Sebastian, Spain.
Paco gets to Spain by smuggling in diamonds from Igor, a business entrepreneur who sells stolen gems. Paco meets Alex, a waitress, who has connections with Igor. Fate brings Paco and Alex together as they find their way back home, with the company of each other.
I loved the cinematography of this movie- it was really well done and it was so beautiful. I think the film does a great job at addressing the topic of transnational identity. Alex was Brazilian, but came to Spain to find her home. She couldn't quite assimilate to the culture- she makes a comment that her accent is always noticed.
I think that Paco's voyage to his home land is an interesting story line as well. He's trying to bring that peace to his mother, and he wants to visit San Sebastian for her, but once he is shot, the audience doesn't know whether he makes it there or not. The ending scene, with the car moving down the road was a great ending to this movie.
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