Movie
El sirviente
2009 · 47 min
A quiet, contemplative split-screen portrait that asks patience as it lets faith and family routine slowly fill the frame.
- Directed by
- Ernesto Baca
- Genres
- Documentary
- Overview
- An experimental documentary that portrays Jiva's life within a Hindu family that practices the Hare Krishna religion. Jiva lives in a typical house in the Buenos Aires suburbs with his wife and eight children, where a deep religiosity constantly filters into everyday life. Throughout the film, a split screen reflects the different aspects of this way of life.
- How it feels
- Earnest, warm and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
- About
- Faith, family, identity, isolation
- Content
- No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Ernesto Baca
- Genres
- Documentary