I-fictional biography yembongi yase-Argentina yasenganekwaneni, Homero Manzi, imbongi esivunguvungwini uzimisele ukwakha kabusha impilo ematasatasa yombhali onezici eziningi.
Kukhona imiphetho eminingi Homer Manzi, nomsebenzi wakhe wawumkhulu kangangokuba u-Eduardo Spagnuolo, umqondisi wale filimu, waqala ukuzama ukuhlanganisa yonke into. Ngoba wabiza u-Acho Manzi, indodana yembongi, owasiza ekwenziweni futhi wasebenza njengomthombo wokuqala ukulungisa noma yimaphi amaphutha omlando womuntu.
Umdidiyeli wefilimu uyavuma ukuthi imizuzu embalwa nje ebhalwe ngamadocumentary, kodwa uyacacisa ukuthi nakuba lo mbhalo uyinganekwane, uyazama ukuhlonipha indaba kaManzi, ehlanganisa indaba ehambisana namaqiniso omlando kanye nezibalo zepolitiki nemibhalo yangaleso sikhathi (Borges, Molina Campos, Jauretche kanye noScalabrini Ortiz babe nendawo yabo efilimini).
Umlingisi odlala indawo kaManzi UCarlos Portaluppi; bamphelezele ocingweni UMartín Slipak, u-Angélica Torres no-Luciano Acosta. Ngaphezu kokuqondisa, U-Eduardo Spagnuolo wayephethe ukubhala lesi sikripthi, kwathi u-Acho Manzi wathatha izintambo zokukhiqiza.