Tony Gatlif's
VENGOCaco is a proud, handsome man, head of a family, and very powerful in
the local community. Yet he has been torn to pieces by the death of his
beloved daughter. He constantly visits her grave, weeps silently at her
photo and has transferred all his wildly protective love and attention
onto his mentally challenged nephew, Diego. It seems that Diego's
father, Caco's brother, is in hiding after having killed a man from the
Caravaca family, who are equally powerful in the community. They are
looking for vengeance and have come to Caco for justice. When he
refuses to betray his brother, the Caravacas grow impatient. When they
realize they are getting nowhere, they threaten to kill Diego. Despite
his fierce pride, Caco eventually realizes that the cycle of killing
and revenge must be broken. But how can he achieve this and protect
everyone he loves?
Sujit R. Varma