Your Life for Perón

A small leftist cell sees General Perón's death as an opportunity to pull off an outrageous plan: steal his corpse on the very day he dies. The film follows the group's chaotic preparations and the absurd complications that arise when ideology meets practical reality. Tensions among members flare, personal agendas and old grudges surface, and what starts as a politically driven stunt becomes an exercise in farce and moral confusion. The tone slides between dark comedy and drama, highlighting the gap between revolutionary fantasy and messy human behavior without giving away how the operation ends.

Directed by Sergio Bellotti and based on material by Daniel Guebel with Luis Ziembrowski involved in creation, the 2005 release played in Argentina as a small scale, auteur-minded picture with a sharp theatrical flavor and a cast including Esteban Lamothe, Cristina Banegas, Belén Blanco, Luis Ziembrowski, and Julián Krakov.

Box office details aren't widely reported, and the movie had a limited theatrical run, attracting a modest domestic audience and little international exposure beyond festival or art house circuits.

The film stirred conversation in Argentina about how cinema treats Peronism and political iconography, thanks to its irreverent premise and black humor. It hasn't become mainstream, but it’s referenced now and then in discussions about provocative portrayals of national myths and the use of satire to unsettle collective memory.

Critics and audiences gave mixed to negative responses, reflected in a low aggregate score, with praise going to the actors' willingness to embrace awkward, extreme moments and criticism aimed at uneven pacing and tone. The movie leans into themes of fanaticism, the ritual of political loyalty, and how personal motives can warp ideological gestures, asking whether political theater can ever escape its own absurdities.