Pelicano is a story of a wife and mother in her sixties going rogue. What happens when an older adult desires adventures that put the unity of her family at stake? That’s what the mystery drama directed by Gustavo Letelier tries to reveal. The plot is set in a 2008 Chilean coastal town where a greedy mother who is supposed to be a pillar of the family watches it collapse.
The film portrays the wicked life of Lucia (Silvia Novak), whose greed will stop at nothing to get what she wants. The film is an adaptation of the Swedish tragic play, “Wrath of Gods,” and is narrated backward, employing the use of flashbacks.
Lucia is a mother of two adult children, Rebecca (Paula Edwards) and Antonio (Mario Olivares). She is married to Silverio (Ricardo Herrera). Rebecca’s partner, Octavio (Benjamin Gorrono), is over-ambitions and cheats on her with her mother. Antonio is an alcoholic who constantly asks for money from his mother.
Lucia decides to live on her own terms without considering the other members of her family. Lucia’s ailing husband catches her kissing Octavio during the wedding party of Rebecca and Octavio. Lucia laughs at Silverio and tells him she never loved him. She even confesses that Antonio is not Silverio’s son but a result of one of her affairs.
This satisfying story of twisted family dynamics is told in reverse, full of surprising twists and turns that will have you discussing it for days to come.