Papeles en el viento

After El Mono dies, three old friends are left to manage the practical and emotional fallout. Fernando, Mauricio and El Ruso try to make sure El Mono's young daughter will be cared for, but their means are limited. They decide to track down and recover a risky investment El Mono made years earlier, a soccer player he bought who was supposed to become a star. As they deal with grief, memory and everyday setbacks, their plan forces them to test loyalties, revive old habits and reckon with how much they're willing to gamble for a friend's child, all while humor and sorrow sit side by side.

Released in 2015, the film was directed by Juan Taratuto and credits Eduardo Sacheri as a creator, drawing on Sacheri's writing. The cast includes Diego Peretti, Pablo Echarri, Pablo Rago, Diego Torres and Daniel Rabinovich.

The picture saw a mostly domestic release in Argentina and didn't make a big splash internationally, maintaining a modest commercial profile rather than major box office success.

Among viewers in its home country the movie resonated for mixing football culture with everyday life. Its scenes that reference local soccer lore and the camaraderie of small-group schemes have kept it in conversations about Argentine films that treat sports as part of social identity.

Critical reaction was mixed to positive, reflected in a modest average score from audience votes. Reviewers and viewers often singled out the lead performances and the film's tonal balance, saying it can be funny and sad in close succession. Major themes include friendship under strain, responsibility to the next generation, and how ordinary people handle debt, hope and loss. The soccer element works less as spectacle and more as a social shorthand, giving the characters a shared language as they try to do right by someone who is gone.