FILM SYNOPSIS:

María del Carmen (Maria Onetto in a beautifully modulated performance) is a forty-something housewife whose only concern over the past twenty years has been the well-being of her husband (Gabriel Goity) and of her now grown-up kids. But when she is offered a puzzle for her birthday, she suddenly discovers she has a very special gift: she can assemble puzzles really fast!

Intrigued by an ad that read:“Looking for Partner for Puzzle Competitions” in her local store, she decides to live her new addiction fully, no matter how unsupportive her family is. With the support of her new puzzle partner (Arturo Goetz) Maria is determined to take things to a new level: she dreams of winning the national tournament and traveling to Germany for the World Puzzle Championship.

This charming first feature, full of honest subtleties, captured the FIPRESCI prize for best first film at the 2010 Guadalajara Film Festival.

María del Carmen (Maria Onetto in a beautifully modulated performance) is a forty-something housewife whose only concern over the past twenty years has been the well-being of her husband (Gabriel Goity) and of her now grown-up kids. But when she is offered a puzzle for her birthday, she suddenly discovers she has a very special gift: she can assemble puzzles really fast!

DIRECTOR’S BIOGRAPHY:

Natalia Smirnoff was born in 1972, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She studied filmmaking at Universidad del Cine. She directed the video clip Desencuentro (1996) and the short Naturaleza Muerta (1997). Rompecabezas is her first feature film.

Natalia Smirnoff was born in 1972, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She studied filmmaking at Universidad del Cine. She directed the video clip Desencuentro (1996) and the short Naturaleza Muerta (1997). Rompecabezas is her first feature film.

Natalia Smirnoff was born in 1972, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She studied filmmaking at Universidad del Cine. She directed the video clip Desencuentro (1996) and the short Naturaleza Muerta (1997). Rompecabezas is her first feature film.