The Problem with Desires

Roberto, the leader of Bolivia’s Federation of Drivers, is fighting a battle in two fronts. His “friend” Carlos Borjas (Luis Felipe Tovar) is plotting to gain control of the union while his wife Margot is pressuring him to mobilize his membership and block the city’s streets to protest a government measure aimed at thwarting the smuggling of vehicles into the country. Greed, ambition, betrayal and violence are the key ingredients of this combustible dog-eat-dog drama about who wields power in the streets of El Alto. (Chicago Latino Film Festival)