一名阿根廷历史女教师原本对政治不闻不问，天真地相信课本上的一切。直到她怀疑自己的养女是一名政治犯的女儿，才开始关注这个国家的动荡现实。在调查女儿真实身份的过程中，她一步步揭露了政治腐败的真相，她对幸福生活的狭隘幻想破灭了。

阿根廷版的“罗生门”。受黑泽明《罗生门》的影响很深，尤其表现在摄影镜头的运用上非常像，讲的是从一件离奇谋杀案中找出真凶的故事，但也有自己的特点。影片改编自阿根廷奇幻文学大师Marco Denevi的短篇小说，由著名剧作家Mario Soffici执导，是一部经典的阿根廷电影。1959年嘎纳最佳影片提名。

This is the story of a suburb in Buenos Aires, its neighborhood, and how they live together in poverty, conjoined by the games of the children, and the love and support of the grown ups.

1985年柏林国际电影节金熊奖提名。
Argentina's turbulent political history is an uncredited but clearly present protagonist in this rather slow-paced story about Ramon (Oscar Martinez) and his search for his brother Pedro in the capital city of Buenos Aires. Pedro has disappeared at a time of upheaval, after a military junta takes over Argentina in 1976, killing thousands of leftists and dissidents. Unlike many others, Ramon's father has political ties that matter, but that may not change Pedro's fate, which could be death -- or like some who have been tortured, worse than death. This film was nominated for a Golden Bear award at the 1985 Berlin Film Festival. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide