莱昂纳多.法维奥是阿根廷新浪潮电影主将之一, 这部影片是他的代表作品, 被誉为阿根廷版的《四百下》, 同时也是导演对其恩师托雷.尼尔松的致敬影片.
影片讲述一个流浪男孩孤独的生活, 被抓进教养院里的残酷生活, 以细腻的现实主义笔触控诉了军阀统治下战争中社会的黑暗和苦难, 一部难忘的杰作.

1962 film by René Mugica

A typical office employee decides one day rebelling against its routine and not going to work because it has a "lazy". His family, friends and colleagues are trying to dissuade him unsuccessfully at the beginning. But as time passed his situation complicated emotional and economically. These circumstances thwart his rebelliousness.