
El Observador
- Leonardo Espinoza, Deborah Villagra, Jesse Gutiérrez, Bernardo Aráuz, Antonio Rojaz, Junior Hernández, Ramón Robleto, Grethel Gurdián, Donaldo Aguirre, Vittorio Tassinari, Himelda Marute
- Gabriel Traversari
- Experimental, SMDB
- November 3, 2023
- Spanish
- 2023
- Nicaragua
Synopsis
Man has always questioned the mysteries of the universe, trying to understand, generally without much success, what role he is obliged to play in the scheme of things. Is he the master of his condition, responsible for his actions, or is his life the result of a predetermined plan? Wigner is an economically challenged young man, whose fascination with science and the natural laws that govern the world, lead him to inadvertently experiment with principles of a philosophical nature and to explore the various contexts that make up the subatomic realm.
Guided by a contemplative soliloquy -indeterministic in its essence-, we follow Wigner through an ordinary night´s venture. There we meet a series of common, every day characters who converge unexpectedly until they find themselves dangerously intertwined by their circumstances. Little by little, Wigner discovers that the events taking place will only have the result that he and his friends choose to embrace, each one “observing” the same scenario in a subjective and personal manner. In the end, perhaps the reality they share is the same, or maybe a completely different one.
Using Latin American urban life -with its diverse and challenging undertones- as a colorful backdrop, and a “Chekhovian” approach to his characters (simplicity camouflaging profound complexities) Gabriel Traversari pays a novel tribute to the conundrums of quantum mechanics and invites us to contemplate the existential elements that inhabit the quotidian activity of every human being.
Original/Alternative Title: The Observer