Fifteen interconnected fables where human stupidity is the real main character—no heroes, just beautifully broken people.
Fifteen stories, contemporary and some historical, where humorous, sarcasm and courage passed bills to pain, old age, death and love, but above all with human stupidity, without concessions, watching her face the difficult life balance and human misery.
Writing
Fifteen vignettes that interweave with surgical precision
Acting
Ensemble cast balancing cruelty and tenderness
Direction
Ventura Pons' unflinching gaze at human weakness
Director
Ventura Pons
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ventura Pons adapted this from his own stage production, translating Catalan theatrical traditions of 'tertúlia'—conversational philosophy—into cinematic vignettes rarely exported beyond Spain.
The 4.2 TMDB rating reflects near-total international obscurity; the film premiered at Montreal but barely screened outside Iberia, making it a genuine hidden gem for patient viewers.
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