Waiting for the Messiah (2000)

In 1999, Argentina's peso craters. Ariel, a young man from Buenos Aires' Jewish community, deals with his mother's fatal illness, finds a job as a night shift surveillance camera monitor, and wonders when he'll discover sex. Santamaria, middle aged, loses his bank job and is dismissed by his wife; he finds stolen wallets in dumpsters to return to their owners. Ariel tells Santamaria's story to a TV reporter who profiles lives on the street. She's Laura, in a relationship with another woman, but perhaps available. Ariel desires Laura, while Santamaria courts Elsa, a washroom attendant who's husband is in prison. Christmas and Hanukkah approach; can anyone connect?

Genre: Romance | Drama

Country: Argentina  

themoviedb.org: https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/127452

IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0248001/

Director(s) / Writer(s):

Daniel Burman

Cast:

Daniel Hendler

Ariel Goldstein

Enrique Piñeyro

Santamaría

Héctor Alterio

Simón

Melina Petriella

Estela

Stefania Sandrelli

Elsa

Chiara Caselli

Laura

Gabriela Acher

Sara

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