Malas Temporadas

2005 • 116 minutes

About this movie

One day in school, Gonzalo decides to not take a test given his class; upon going home, he announces to his mother Ana that he's not leaving his room. Ana works for an NGO that deals with refugees; one of her clients is Carlos, a Cuban exile who gets by selling black-market cigars and artworks. Carlos brings Mikel, just released from prison, to Ana's house so that he can teach Gonzalo how to play chess — and possibly get him to start living again. Each of these characters faces an actual or emotional barrier they know they have to get past in order for their lives to go on in any meaningful way.