Documentary about the writer Juan Carlos Onetti, with a long interview with him in Madrid, five years before his death. Meanwhile in Montevideo, other writers like Idea Vilariño and Mario Benedetti talk about his life and significance. Onetti speaks from his bed, the place where he spent his late years, drinking police novels and reading newspapers.... (Full plot summary below)
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Documentary about the writer Juan Carlos Onetti, with a long interview with him in Madrid, five years before his death. Meanwhile in Montevideo, other writers like Idea Vilariño and Mario Benedetti talk about his life and significance. Onetti speaks from his bed, the place where he spent his late years, drinking police novels and reading newspapers.
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