Verwacht

Caroline, archaeologist, is participating in excavations in the countryside, in the very area where she grew up. Lucie, her daughter, joins her for a few days during her holidays.

In 1976, a disillusioned Englishman leaves to work at a school in Argentina. Expecting an easy experience, Tom discovers a divided country and a class of unruly pupils. However, when he rescues a penguin from an oil-polluted beach, his life is turned upside down.

Having grown up in an environment ravaged by violence and alcohol, young Lidia struggles to find her way. She manages to escape her family and enrols at university, where she finds refuge in literature. Little by little, words offer her unexpected freedom...