Synopsis

Ilán, a 52-year-old visual artist, takes his family on a musical road trip, trying to reconstruct the chaotic, creative life and tragic death of his father: Beno Lieberman, a pioneer of folklore research in Mexico. The family revisits mountainous and jungle villages, listens to local musicians -some of whom Beno recorded in the 1960s and 1970s- who continue to play the very same music today.

As Ilán uncovers the mystery and confronts the pain of his father’s suicide, the director’s son and daughters pose difficult questions that address the reasons behind the silence that often surrounds the act of committing suicide. And, while exploring the depth, intensity and variety of authentic Mexican folk tradition, Ilán comes to terms with his feelings about his father by opening up to his children and sharing Beno’s everlasting musical legacy.