Karina Kracoff

The full weight of someone Else's flesh squashes Maria' s inert body.

Lao and Olkar are physically the same, but they are not brothers. Neither of them knows about the existence of the other. Lao is a healer who lives in Patagonia and Olkar is a photographer who lives in the city of Buenos Aires. Lao is unable to heal Minervina. For the first time his powers fail. From the meeting between Lao and Olkar, a new idea appears to cure Minervina.

A feature-length documentary that revolves around the question: Should one do it, or is it better to remain silent—as if one had done something wrong—like most people living with HIV/AIDS? It attempts to provide a fresh perspective on the issue of HIV/AIDS, one that is far removed from death and social prejudice.

In the silence of her house, a woman washes herself, cooks, eats, watches television, seeks company and smokes alone by the window.