Rerum Novarum
82 mins
Near Luján, the Rerum Novarum music band, composer of former workers of the Flandria cotton plant, continues playing nowadays, in spite of the shutdown of the factory. The old musicians struggle with passion in the need to maintain an identity, in a present where the social values seem to have to disappear. The old workers-musicians, receive "Our Lady of Luján" playing "Oh, María", remembering the early days of the town, of the factory, and of their own lives. They recall an idealistic past, where a Flandria worker used to receive a salary equal to that of a bank manager. They visit the closed factory -once source for employment for thousands of workers- with the knowledge that the country that they helped to build no longer exists. The old musicians gather to enjoy their friendship in the celebration of the 63rd anniversary of the band, while they fight against the ghosts of the economical crisis and social disintegration.
Nicolás Batlle
Producer
Fernando Molnar
Editor
Nicolás Batlle
Director
Guillermo Bertossi
Sound Director
Hugo Primero
Consulting Accountant
Alejandro Brodersohn
Consulting Accountant
Hugo Primero
Editor
Agustín Torre
Title Designer
Daniel Werner
Executive Producer
Diego Simoyo
Steadicam Operator
Humberto Rios
Consulting Accountant
Nicolás Batlle
Editor
Fernando Molnar
Screenplay
Nicolás Batlle
Screenplay
Eduardo Sierra
Colorist
Fernando Molnar
Director
Martín Sznaider
Sound
Luis César D'Angiolillo
Editor
Fernando Molnar
Camera Operator
Esteban Puenzo
Camera Operator
Martín Sznaider
Consulting Accountant