Dad or Mom (2023) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

A divorcing couple turns parenthood into a competition until their children decide to challenge the rules of the conflict.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

A Miracle Before the Divorce

Florencia and Vicente's New Year's intimacy is remembered as the beginning of their pregnancy. In the present, the couple announces their divorce.

Key Events

• New Year's Fireworks — Florencia and Vicente celebrate New Year's Eve with fireworks and playful teasing. Characters: Florencia, Vicente Location: New Year's Eve celebration
• Laptop Argument — Their teasing becomes a fight over a laptop. Characters: Florencia, Vicente Location: New Year's Eve celebration
• Bathroom Encounter — The argument turns into an intimate encounter in the bathroom. Characters: Florencia, Vicente Location: Bathroom
• Pregnancy Miracle — They later describe the encounter as the New Year's miracle that led to pregnancy. Characters: Florencia, Vicente Location: Family home
• Divorce Announcement — In the present day, the couple announces that they are getting divorced. Characters: Florencia, Vicente Location: Family home

Careers Pull Them Apart

Florencia loses an architectural project and is fired, while Vicente receives a scholarship opportunity in Boston. Their competing futures make responsibility for the children more urgent.

Key Events

• Bitter Competition — Their separation rapidly becomes a bitter competition over family responsibility. Characters: Florencia, Vicente Location: Family home
• Project Lost — Florencia loses an important project to Tomás after nearly ten years at her firm. Characters: Florencia, Tomás Location: Architectural firm
• Florencia Is Fired — Florencia is told she is being fired and links the decision to balancing work and children. Characters: Florencia Location: Architectural firm
• Boston Scholarship — Vicente learns that he has received a scholarship to Boston. Characters: Vicente Location: Family home
• Career Opportunity Clash — Florencia's Colombia plan and Vicente's Boston opportunity intensify their disagreement. Characters: Florencia, Vicente Location: Family home

The Custody War

Florencia plans to leave for Colombia and Vicente considers Boston. They declare war and manipulate the custody struggle, while Matías's injury and allergy dispute expose their neglect.

Key Events

• War Declaration — They openly declare war over who will take responsibility for the children. Characters: Florencia, Vicente Location: Family home
• Custody Manipulation — Each parent tries to force the children to stay with the other parent. Characters: Florencia, Vicente, Matías, Emma, Julián Location: Family home
• Skating Injury — Matías is injured while skating, prompting both parents to accuse each other of neglect. Characters: Matías, Vicente, Florencia Location: Skating area
• School Allergy Dispute — The parents accuse each other of leaving Matías at school despite his nut allergy. Characters: Matías, Vicente, Florencia Location: School
• Household Breakdown — Vicente struggles to support the children as the household becomes increasingly unstable. Characters: Vicente, Florencia, Matías, Emma, Julián Location: Family home

Children Pay the Price

A humiliating incident involving Emma's private life reveals how deeply the parental conflict harms the children. Emma breaks down and condemns her parents' behavior.

Key Events

• Emma's Humiliation — A humiliating incident involving Emma's private life exposes the emotional cost of the parents' behavior. Characters: Emma, Vicente Location: Family home
• Emma Breaks Down — Emma says that her parents have ruined her social life. Characters: Emma, Vicente, Florencia Location: Family home

Changing the Divorce Rules

The children discover both parents' plans and fear abandonment, but they recognize the adults' strategy. They prepare to state whom they want to live with and confront the divorce battle.

Key Events

• Children Discover Plans — The children discover Florencia's Bogotá plan and Vicente's Boston travel preparations. Characters: Emma, Matías, Julián, Florencia, Vicente Location: Family home
• Fear of Abandonment — The children fear that their parents no longer want them. Characters: Emma, Matías, Julián Location: Family home
• Children Understand Competition — They understand that both adults are competing to make the children stay with the other parent. Characters: Emma, Matías, Julián Location: Family home
• Children Choose Their Voice — The children decide to tell their parents whom they want to live with. Characters: Emma, Matías, Julián Location: Family home
• Preparing the Confrontation — The children prepare to confront their parents and change the rules of the divorce battle. Characters: Florencia, Vicente, Matías, Emma, Julián Location: Family home

Story Breakdown

• Romance and Family Origins — The story connects the couple's intimate past with the family formed after their New Year's encounter.
  • Fireworks and Teasing — Florencia and Vicente celebrate New Year's Eve while teasing and fighting over a laptop.
  • The Pregnancy Miracle — They later describe their bathroom encounter as the New Year's miracle that led to pregnancy.
• Divorce Announcement — The couple's present-day separation transforms their shared household into a battleground.
  • Marriage Ends — Florencia and Vicente announce that they are getting divorced.
  • Competition Begins — Their separation quickly becomes a bitter contest over family responsibility.
• Career Pressure — Both parents face career opportunities that make the question of family responsibility unavoidable.
  • Florencia Loses Work — Florencia loses an important project to Tomás and is told she is being fired.
  • Vicente Seeks Boston — Vicente learns about a scholarship to Boston, an opportunity he has wanted for years.
• Custody War Escalates — The parents compete to make the other keep the children, allowing their rivalry to damage family life.
  • Colombia or Boston — Florencia plans to go to Colombia while Vicente considers moving to Boston.
  • War Over Responsibility — They openly declare war over who will take responsibility for the children.
• Children Suffer — The parental conflict creates direct physical and emotional consequences for the children.
  • Matías Gets Injured — Matías is injured while skating, leading the parents to accuse each other of neglect.
  • Emma Rejects Chaos — After a humiliating incident, Emma says that her parents have ruined her social life.
• Children Take Control — The children discover the adults' plans and prepare to change the terms of the divorce battle.
  • Plans Are Discovered — The children learn about Florencia's Bogotá plans and Vicente's Boston travel preparations.
  • A New Decision — They decide to tell their parents whom they want to live with and confront them.

Directed by

Ernesto Contreras

Key Cast

• Mauricio Ochmann — Vicente
• Silvia Navarro — Florencia
• Axel Madrazo — Matías
• Aranda Sokol — Emma
• Erick Terroba García — Julián