Borges falls in love with Beatriz Viterbo, a high-class young woman, who decides to marry a government official who makes Borges strongly suspect him, speculating that he is a sadist who is slowly poisoning Beatriz. To save Beatriz Borges, he decides to turn to a detective, who becomes the hinge of an unthinkable story.
Jorge Luis Borges
Beatriz Viterbo
Carlos Daneri
Erik Lönnrot
Pierre Menard
Leonor, Borges's mother
Boarding house owner
Alejandro Villari
Otto Dietrich
Bartender
Funes
Librarian
