Director's statement

The inspiration for "Rojo" came from Argentina in the 1970s, a time of looming dictatorship and moral collapse. Through the story of a lawyerWhen I made _Rojo_, I wanted to portray the quiet moral decay that precedes open violence. Set in 1970s Argentina, just before the dictatorship, the film follows an ordinary man whose small act of arrogance sets off a chain of consequences. I was interested in how complicity begins—not with grand ideology, but with everyday cowardice and self-interest. The muted colors and controlled performances reflect a society already suffocating beneath unspoken tension. **The film ultimately suggests** that authoritarianism does not arrive suddenly; it grows in the silence and comfort of those who choose not to act.caught in compromise, I wanted to portray how ordinary lives become entangled in authoritarianism. **At its core, the film reminds us** that silence and convenience can be forms of complicity. The lush colors and unsettling calm conceal violence just beneath the surface. _Rojo_ encourages audiences to reflect on how societies sleepwalk into repression, and how individuals, by choosing comfort over truth, help sustain injustice.