Alba and Martín embark on a trip to the southeast of Spain. They make a stop at an isolated farmhouse in the middle of the desert, whose esplanade is full of furniture and objects for sale. As they silently observe these relics belonging to broken relationships, they perceive the nostalgia for a feeling already exhausted, whose last throes show them that their journey is a flight forward.
Writer and filmmaker Llorente’s homeland becomes the focus of a simmering drama played out amongst the beaches, squares and lush green mountains of this north-western province of Spain. The action follows Marta as she swaps her busy life in Madrid with boyfriend Leo for a trip back to her hometown for the summer. With naturalistic settings, minimal dialogue and lingering shots, the director highlights the contrast between real life and the carefree pace of the holidays. As the summer progresses, a relationship from her past causes confusion and she’s forced to choose between the innocence and freedom of her youth and the grown-up world with all its routines and responsibilities.
Screenplay
Antonio left home and moved to Madrid eight years ago. Emma was the one who stayed. At Easter week in Écija (Sevilla), during the night of The Christ of Silence, Antonio and Emma visit the places where they used to go. They try to recognize each other, but they can’t. The only possible way is the one that was already chosen
Antonio
Antonio left home and moved to Madrid eight years ago. Emma was the one who stayed. At Easter week in Écija (Sevilla), during the night of The Christ of Silence, Antonio and Emma visit the places where they used to go. They try to recognize each other, but they can’t. The only possible way is the one that was already chosen
"One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well."
Nacho
Nacho has been working away from Málaga, his hometown, for a year. He comes back to take his driving test for the eighth time. He is so ashamed that he has only told his best friend, Jorge. But this is not the only secret Nacho has kept from his friends.