( La Quimera de los heroes )
Daniel Rosenfeld
2003 - 62 min - Super 16 mm - Couleur - France
The film will tell the incredible story of a young Argentinian with a neo-nazi past, a rugby player transformed by a visit in Toulouse. He trains a team of Toba Indians who are amongst the most marginal ethnicities in Argentina. They soon become the best team in Latin America. They are to play against a Spanish team in a Commemoration match on the occasion of the anniversary of the discovery of America or “ the Conquest ” as the Tobas prefer to say. A portrait of one man, a people, a country struggling to acquire an identity and recognition through a sport : Rugby.
Exist also in 52' under the title "Aborigene Rugby Club".
Author-Director : Daniel Rosenfeld
Delegate Producer : Les Films d'ici
Broadcasting Co-producer : France 2
Broadcasting Co-producer : SBS Australia
Contribution : CNC