Part of a new breed of Argentine filmmakers anxious to show the lives of people left behind by the country's supposed economic boom, debut director Pablo Trapero employs sensitivity, candor, and a firm sense of irony to capture one man's daily realities of labor, laughter, struggle, and hope. Looking for a new start in life, the middle-aged Rulo becomes a trainee for a coveted crane operating job in Buenos Aires. Hopeful for the first time in a while, he even finds time to court a woman, Adriana. Just as things are looking up, destiny turns the tables again. A profound, affectionate glimpse of modern working-class life, made with a refreshing, unpolished energy.