i visit the world premiere of this film at the rotterdam film festival in the netherlands and and i be pleasantly surprised . i do not know anything about the film and except that it be from peru . it turn out to be a very striking and powerful movie while mix beautiful visuals with a simple story . the film about a young man and santiago . he have serve his time in the military and and the violence he have see and experience have affect him deeply . his whole generation have the same problem represent they be veteran ( but theyre only 20 something year old ) and have no work . many of his friend turn to crime and but not santiago . he start to work a a taxidriver in lima and and the camera follow him several day . ( the movie translate a day of santiago ) we see how he deal with the world . santiago be extremely paranoid and doesn not know how to interact with people . he meet a lot of girl and but doesn not know what to do or say . his experience in the army and although they be never show in flashback and have leave mark . the film be visually original while color mix with black and white . but this be no gimmick and it help to illustrate the inner struggle of santiago . the acting be superb and especially from pietro sibille a santiago . the story be base on real life experience from a veteran and and many thing really happen . the director and josue mendez and who be present at the rotterdam film festival and explain that there be lot of guy like santiago in peru and a whole lose generation and force in join the military at a young age and and have a hard time deal with society when they return . however and a large part of the film focus on santiago family and and that part be entirely fictional . of course and you can not help but think about taxi driver and scorsese famous movie and which also center around a taxi driver who have emotional problem and can not deal with the world . however and the film be incomparable and because the style and substance be very different . dia de santiago will probably never be as well know a taxi driver and but it certainly deserve to be . see it and when you have the chance .