7 Boxes

Director: Juan Carlos Maneglia, Tana Schémbori
Writer: Juan Carlos Maneglia
Cast: Celso Franco, Lali González, Víctor Sosa, Nico García
Theatrical Release Date: Fri Aug 10 00:00:00 EDT 2012
Festivals: Toronto International Film Festival

Synopsis: It's Friday night in Asunción and the temperature is 40ºC. Víctor, a 17-year-old wheelbarrow-boy, dreams of becoming famous and covets a cell phone in Mercado 4. He is offered the chance to deliver seven boxes with unknown contents in exchange for $100. This sounds like an easy job but it soon gets complicated. Something in the boxes is highly coveted. Víctor and his persecutors find themselves caught up in a crime they know nothing about. [Synopsis courtesy of TIFF]

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