The Man from the Future

The enchantingly beautiful landscape of Chilean Patagonia forms the backdrop for the story of an unexpected encounter between father and daughter after years of separation. When their paths cross as they both head in different trucks along the road leading to the southernmost point of the country, elderly Michelsen and Elena, now almost an adult, are given the opportunity to get to know one another, to reassess their own past and their mistakes, and perhaps to find a way back to one another. The fine-spun psychological study of credible characters, the sparing dialogue and close-ups of facial expressions largely captured in motion – in the truck’s cab, at roadside stops or in the lush, multi-coloured lakeside rainforest – lend this minimalist film a vital, authentic charm. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)