Jara is a shy and lonely 35 year-old who works as a supermarket security guard in a suburb of Montevideo. His job monitoring CCTV follows a familiar routine, until one night Jara observes Julia, a cleaner, through one of the cameras and is immediately attracted to her. In his directorial début Biniez presents a wonderful tale of devotion infused with humour and pathos, which won him the Best First Feature Film and Grand Jury Prize Silver Bear at the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival.
Preview courtesy of Dogwoof Film.