Film

Vorágine - El tornado de San Justo

2016 · 15m · Documentary

On January 10, 1973, the most intense tornado in South American history struck the city of San Justo. While residents were taking a siesta in the intense heat, an F5 tornado on the Fujita scale devastated the town's main avenue. Forty-six years later, four women who witnessed it share their stories: Miryam lost her mother-in-law, Liliana was trapped by debris, her sister Marta was trapped by a wardrobe, both lost their parents and were orphaned, and the Chazarreta family lost a 3-year-old daughter. The result: 50 dead and more than 500 injured. However, the worst came later: dark remnants of the tornado that make them fear any storm that may unleash in San Justo, a city that lost so much and is still trying to recover. For many, the tornado never left San Justo.

Liliana Sacco

Marta Sacco

Esther Grosso

Myriam Equi

Carlos Chazzaretta

Pamela Bertona

Agustina Iturraspe

Cecilia Dalla Fontana

• Fernando MolinasDirector
• Romina OggierWriter
• Imanol SánchezProducer
• Nahuel BeadeDirector of Photography
• Luisina PautassoEditor

Release date

January 1, 2016

Status

Released

Original language

Spanish

Runtime

15m

Genres

Documentary