Caco is not your average father. Stubborn and irrepressible, he is dying of an incurable and unrevealed disease. Before passing on, however, the old man decides to flee the hospital where he is held against his will to reunite with his daughter, two sons and the wife he abandoned years ago for another woman.
Part of Chile’s cinematic renaissance, director Rodrigo Sepúlveda’s second feature film was a hit at the Viña del Mar International Film Festival. This funny and poignant road movie about a flawed, and all-too human, man who sacrificed family for selfish pursuits, speaks profoundly about love and relationships in modern day Latin America. In a hijacked ambulance, the ailing patriarch and his family hit the road to Quinteros, a cherished seaside resort where he and his loved ones learn to come to terms with the mistakes of the past, mend fences and, in Caco’s final days, find peace.
Our Father’s stellar cast is led by Jaime Vadell, who is memorable as the ailing patriarch Caco. Playing his sons are Francisco Pérez-Bannen and Luis Gnecco, both memorable in last year’s Time Off, another gem of the Chilean new wave. In the role of Caco’s daughter is Amparo Noguera, one of Chile’s most respected television and theater actresses. And, in an unforgettable supporting role, Argentinean Cecilia Roth (All About My Mother) shines as the wife of Caco’s eldest son.