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Carlos parks in reverse, as fast as he can. He gets out with a bag and opens the door of a house with his keys. But he doesn't get in. He closes the door again and rings the doorbell. Once, twice. Until a 15-year-old boy comes out. Together, they go to do what neither of them wants to do: bury the family dog.

  • Santiago Dulce
    Director
  • Leandro Custo
    Writer
  • Manuel Aguer
    Producer
  • Pablo Rago
    Key Cast
    "Carlos"
  • Carla Pandolfi
    Key Cast
    "Daniela"
  • Santiago Armas
    Key Cast
    "Francisco"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 8 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 1, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    28,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Argentina
  • Country of Filming:
    Argentina
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    16 mm
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Santiago Dulce

Santiago Dulce is a director and screenwriter.

Some of his projects have been selected in: Ventana Sur 2022, Fondo Nacional de las Artes 2022, CineQuaNon 2021, among others.

Represented by Primo Content in America and Europe, his work as a commercial director has won awards at Cannes, Clio, and The One Show. In 2019 he was voted third best director at El Ojo de Iberoamérica. In 2021 he won the Grand Prix for Entertainment at Cannes Lions for his piece 'Salla 2032'.

'Ringo, el campeón del pueblo' (Star+, Primo, Pampa Films), which he wrote and co-directed, will be released in March 2023. He is currently working on a series he created with Leandro Custo for Gaumont International.

"Bochador'' is his first feature-length film.

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Director Statement

My connection to this story starts from its austerity to portray a very particular moment of many broken families, which is that empty period that appears after breaking up, and before becoming something else. There is a pretty clear image of my father sitting on the bed telling me that, when I returned from my vacation, he would no longer live in the house. However, it is difficult for me to remember if he ever had to return, and if he did, what it was like that first time he set foot in the house as something “alien.”

This is my first fiction short. Above all, I wanted to approach it as a tone rehearsal within the family universe. I looked for a story that was not dated, an undefined moment of this modernity, what I wanted precisely was to capture an event that is dissolving, a family dynamic that disappears. The story is about the burial of a very beloved dog, about Carlos and his family, maybe also about mine; but above all it seeks to explore how to accept something.