In 1976, following an kisnapping attempt by the military dictatorship, filmmaker Octavio Getino fled Argentina. Both he in Peru and his family in Buenos Aires grappled with absence, fear, danger, and displacement. Communication was only possible through letters and cassette tapes. Chronicles of an Exile delves into the man behind the public figure, exploring memories shared by his relatives and fellow activists. It tells, from an intimate perspective, the reasons and repercussions of his exile, the breaking and mending of a family deeply affected by the darkest years of our history.