Film Info
El salvavidas

Film Information

Exhibition Title	El salvavidas
Original Title	El salvavidas
English Title	The Lifeguard
Director	Maite Alberdi
Country
Year	2011
Format	HD
Colour	Color
Duration	64'

Cast:

Intérpretes / Cast: Mauricio Rodríguez, Jean Pierre Palacios, Teresa Guerrechea, Lucas Acuña

Production:

Guión / Scriptwriter: Maite Alberdi, Sebastián Brahm
Fotografía / Cinematography: Pablo Valdés
Edición / Editing: Alejandro Fernández
Producción / Producer: Paola Castillo
Compañía Productora / Production Company: Errante Producciones

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Synopsis

Mauricio is one of those lifeguards who believe that entering the water means he did something wrong. Prevention should be enough if he does a good job. Therefore, he spends his working hours alerting and explaining over and over each and every one of the things people should and shouldn’t do, in order to have a quiet summer. While he sticks to the rulebook to avoid any sort of risk, a few yards away in the next lifeguard tower, Jean Pierre appears to be quite the opposite. He adores the attention involved in heroic recues, keeps messy if any notations in his binnacle, and is loved and praised by the crowds. The arrival of a boy who wants to become a lifeguard will give Mauricio the opportunity to explain why he believes in his work method while revealing a profound respect –and perhaps fear– for that ocean he keeps avoiding.