Liverpool

Liverpool

Year: 2008

Runtime: 84 mins

Language: Spanish

Director: Lisandro Alonso

Drama

A sailor takes a short leave to visit his hometown and see if his mother is still alive.

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In the stark, wind‑blown reaches of Tierra del Fuego, a weathered merchant vessel drifts toward the isolated port of Ushuaia. Its corridors hum with the quiet routines of a crew accustomed to endless horizons, while the sea outside churns with a relentless gray. Farrel, a seasoned seaman who has spent two decades navigating distant trade routes, finally receives permission for a brief leave—an opportunity to step ashore and confront a fragment of his past that has long been muffled by the clamor of ship life.

The town he returns to is a patchwork of snow‑capped roofs, rusted machinery, and the low, steady cadence of everyday labor. Here, life is measured in simple exchanges: a shared meal in a modest restaurant, the glow of a television in a modest dormitory, the quiet presence of locals who have learned to endure the harsh climate. Among them, an older man known as Trujillo runs a modest canteen, and a shy young woman, Analia, moves through the streets with a hesitant grace. Their interactions offer Farrel a glimpse of a community that has persisted long after his departure, each face a reminder of the world he once left behind.

Yet beneath the cold exterior of the settlement lies a lingering warmth of memory and unspoken questions. Farrel carries with him the weight of an uncertain reunion—whether his mother still lives, what the passage of time has wrought, and how his own hardened resolve will meet the tender, weather‑worn ties of his hometown. The film settles into a meditative rhythm, inviting viewers to feel the pull of home against the backdrop of an unforgiving landscape, where every breath of wind may carry a fragment of the past back to the present.

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