In a small town in Patagonia (Southern Argentina), a Mapuche Indian chief sets a tourist complex under construction on fire. He denies all attempts to defend himself. Locked up, he waits for the arrival of "Caleuche," the Ship (Nave) of Fools (de los locos), a mythical figure of his ancestral strength which "made" him start the fire. An appointed lawyer (a white woman) comes to the chief's defence, alleging the chief had acted in self-defense as the white man was building commercial structures on the sacred burial grounds of his ancestors, and continued doing so even after heated protests.
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Marisa Paredes
Julia Márquez
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Fernando Guillén
Agustín Márquez
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Inés Estévez
Laura Montero
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Miguel Ángel Solá
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China Zorrilla
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Ricardo Wullicher Director · Gustavo Wagner Writer
First release April 13, 1995 · Produced in Argentina · Original title La nave de los locos
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Argentina
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Original title
La nave de los locos
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Argentina · April 13, 1995
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