A beautiful documentary portrait, meticulously filmed, of the hard life of the cargadores who trek through the mountains of Peru with baggage on their backs. A film with a human face.

What does a simple porter dream about? Solo un Cargador is not a documentary but a spoken meditation. In voice-over narration, an anonymous Peruvian porter expresses his thoughts on his condition and his impossible dreams. While hauling foreign travellers’ gear through the mountains, the porter’s thoughts wander towards the desire for a better life, beyond material ambition. Deprived of hatred, his voice bears the silent disillusion of the destitute, living in a world that will never be fair. Far from giving in to the pressures of his harsh living conditions, he maintains a sense of irony throughout his troubling, intimate revelations. His terse narration evokes an ageless longing for justice and redemption. A film with a human face and a remarkable illustration of the life of the cargadores in Peru.