Waiting for the Messiah
2000 · 98 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 729 VOTES · DIR. Daniel Burman
Overview
In 1999, Argentina's peso craters. Ariel, a young man from Buenos Aires' Jewish community, deals with his mother's fatal illness, finds a job as a night shift surveillance camera monitor, and wonders when he'll discover sex. Santamaria, middle aged, loses his bank job and is dismissed by his wife; he finds stolen wallets in dumpsters to return to their owners. Ariel tells Santamaria's story to a TV reporter who profiles lives on the street. She's Laura, in a relationship with another woman, but perhaps available. Ariel desires Laura, while Santamaria courts Elsa, a washroom attendant who's husband is in prison. Christmas and Hanukkah approach; can anyone connect?
Dialogue Timeline — 708 lines
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00:01:10 It's 6 am, the temperature 66° F...
00:05:00 It's as if... I got false starts
00:07:25 When the kidney doesn't work
00:10:33 and it's the entry into the adult's world
00:16:26 - Starting tomorrow? - Yes
00:18:25 doesn't speak, doesn't vote
00:22:10 I told her not to...
00:24:47 No, not Goldstein! The initials!
00:30:02 - Gee! Such a pain! - Pain? Not at all
00:33:33 I really look forward to all this fresh water.
00:36:23 It's like "see you later" or "so long"
00:39:01 I've seen Estela, and my cousin
00:41:28 Yes, but I'm not gay
00:43:47 After the funeral we got together at the restaurant...
00:45:37 She has a home, a job. A fine woman
00:53:18 You've got everything but you don't have the technique, got it?
00:58:50 This is the kitchen, we got together to have mate
01:04:11 How do you know?
01:08:42 To be recognized by someone
01:12:25 "Yerba mate", sugar and a radio to listen to the game
01:15:49 There's no way
01:19:30 They are always the same
01:26:51 Today is the last Hanukah night
01:31:40 you get adapted