As if it was the last one

A voice says, “Start the car, I killed him!”, and a car speeds away. A basketball court, a family table, a school, and a public plaza begin as ordinary, empty spaces, gradually filling with life—though always marked by an absence. This short film retraces the life of Franco Castro López, a 16-year-old who enjoyed everyday life with his family and friends, doing what he loved and moving through the places he called his own. As national news outlets begin reporting on the deaths of several young people whose families are demanding justice, Franco’s case resurfaces. Through news footage, home videos, testimonies, voices, and photographs, a story once silenced becomes visible again. More than ten years after his killing, his face still covers the walls of Mar del Plata—carrying the hope that he was the last.

Country:

Argentina

Genre:

Crime,

Documentary

Duration:

15 minutes

Year:

2024

Director:

Magali Zerillo

Cast:
Osvaldo Picardo

Andrea Teruggi

Leandro Ruiz

Lautaro Merlo

Florencia Adobbati

Crew:
Magali Zerillo

Director

Natalia Lódolo

Producer

Lucas Arellano

Director of Photography

Guillermina Zamorano

Sound Director

Federico Lara

Editor