Julia Thays

Tolya, his brother and the captain live on a fishing ship, stranded in a port of Chimbote. The company is bankrupted, the ship hasn’t fished in eight weeks and the rest of the crew has returned to their countries. With no money and with practically no possibility of change in sight, Tolya tries to adapt to a new way of life on solid ground.

The Valdez family gathers for the traditional festivities of “Tayta Shanti”. Angela arrives from the capital with her daughter Angie, who denies her provincial roots. In the midst of the uproar over the party, Angie and her cousin Marcelo will have to confront their identity, since she does not assume herself to be a racist and he represses his sexuality.