Films

Orphaned at a young age, 18-year-old Marina is at a loss when she finds out her scholarship application needs a signature from a family member. With the help of her late mother’s diary, which details the early days of her parents’ relationship, Marina travels to Galicia to find the extended family she’s never met. As she gets acquainted with her paternal grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins, her return stirs up long-buried resentments, challenging her to make sense of the fragmented and contradictory memories of the parents she barely remembers.

Infused with dreamlike naturalism and carried by a compelling debut performance from Llúcia Garcia, Spanish filmmaker Carla Simón’s (Alcarràs) semi-autobiographical tale is both tender and unsparing, capturing the elusive ways family history lingers and shapes the path to self-discovery.

“An elegant, visually poetic film”
-David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter

“Warmly tactile and attuned to both human movement and geographic texture.”
-Guy Lodge, Variety