SYNOPSIS:

“Memories of an Exile” follows Santiago Vaca Narvaja, grandson of a disappeared man and heir to oneof Argentina’s most emblematic political families. Nearly five decades after the 1976 military coup,Santiago sets out to reconstruct the story behind his family name, uncovering the incredible escape of26 relatives who were forced to hide in the attic of the Mexican Embassy before fleeing into exile.Through intimate conversations with those who were adults and children at the time, Santiagodiscovers that these dialogues open a living conversation between the present, past, and future of hisfamily.