[1] The film stars Andrés Pazos, Mirella Pascual, Jorge Bolani, Ana Katz, and Daniel Hendler.

It has sparse dialogue and the three principal actors play very rigid roles depicting little emotion.

Jacobo asks Marta to pretend to be his wife to impress and convince his brother that he is part of a loving, healthy marriage.

Herman hands Jacobo a stack of money just before he is to return home as recompense for the time he spent caring for their mother.

[3] Later that night Jacobo goes alone to a casino, placing all the money on Black 24 in a game of roulette, and to his surprise wins.

As they say goodbye to Herman, Marta presses a note into his hand, telling him to read it on the plane.

[citation needed] It was also awarded the grand prize at the 17th Tokyo International Film Festival.

[6] Critic Manohla Dargis, of The New York Times said, "the film is a model of both fiscal and narrative economy, and the kind of work – gleaned from the mysteries of consciousness, telling quotidian details and a sense of aesthetic proportion – that is too often missing from American independent cinema.