Technical information
International title: December
Running time: 105 min
Genre: Documental
Original format: DCP
Origin: Uruguay, Argentina
Synopsis
December is an atmospheric chronicle of Argentina’s 2001 crisis, a political, economic, and social upheaval driven by the revolt “¡Que se vayan todos!” (“They all must go!”). The film reconstructs this moment using restored archival material, capturing the spontaneity of protests and the political instability that led to five presidential resignations. Through television footage, it immerses viewers in a real-time experience of this crucial period in Argentine history.
Director’s note
December does not reconstruct 2001 in retrospect, but evokes it as an echo that still unsettles the present. History repeats itself with an irony bordering on the absurd: the current Argentine government openly embraces the same economic policies that triggered the 2001 collapse, while adopting as its campaign slogan “They all must go,” the very cry that, in that December, was raised precisely against that political class. To know history is not an act of nostalgia; it is an act of resistance against repetition.
Crew
Script and Direction: Lucas Gallo
Production houses: Lucas Gallo (Ar), Nevada cine (Ar), La pobladora cine (Uy)
Production: Alex Piperno, Andrew Sala, Sebastián Muro, Lucas Gallo
Supports
ICAU – Minority Coproduction Fund
Pua Postproduction Fund
Mecenazgo BA