
InthecorridorsofahospitalinCaracas,twopeoplecomingfromverydifferentworldscoincideinadistressingnight.Theonlythingstheybothdesireistheirsonanddaughtersavingtheirlives.SheisAntonietaSánchez,ahumblesingled-motherwhofoughttogivehersonOdulioagoodstartinlifebutlatelybecameajuveniledelinquent.WhenOdulioisshot,Antonieta'slifewon'tbethesame.HeisBenignoRobles,aPublicProsecutor.ThedayafterElisa,hisonlydaughterhasbeenshot,Benigno’slifewillneitherbethesame.However,thisencounterbetweenAntonietaandBenigno,apparentlyaproductofchance,isnotfortuitous.Asecretishiddenbehindthefalsecoincidence.<br/> LuisAlbertoLamatastudiedHistoryattheCentralUniversityofVenezuelaandscriptwritingattheEICTVSanAntoniodelosBanos(Cuba).Since1982,hehasbeendirecting,writingandproducingworksforcinemaandTV.Hisfirstfeature-film,Jericó(1990)receivedtheGrandCoralawardatTheHavanaFilmFestival,amongstothers.Othertitleswhichfollowedare"NudewithOranges"(1996),"ThefirstTime"(1997)and"MirandaReturns"(2007).ElEnemigo(TheEnemy)isanadaptationoftheplayUnCorríomuymentao,andwontheAudienceAwardatTriesteFilmFestival.Hisnextfilm"Boves,TheCapercaillie"isinpre-productionstage.

