Agustín Lorenzo

Joaquín is a film student who is frustrated by his insecurities as an artist. In the process of writing his debut, a series of eccentric characters from the world of independent cinema are revealed to him, challenging his principles, his relationships and his own identity.

The Hot Club of Montevideo is a Uruguayan cultural institution founded in 1950 by the pianist Paco Mañosa, along with his brother and some friends who played together. It was the first club dedicated exclusively to jazz in Latin America.

The title evokes that of the book by Senator Amílcar Vasconcellos about the "semi-coup" of February 9, 1973, and the film recounts the tense relations that developed between the different military forces, and in particular, the actions of Rear Admiral Juan José Zorrilla, who deployed war units by air, land and sea to stop the military insurrection of that year, comparing the sometimes contrasting positions of the different interviewees, without forcing conclusions on points that are open to discussion.

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