Seven minutes to break your heart and fix your family.
Cinematography
B&W frames grief as stark, beautiful absence.
Acting
Gyurko and Weisenauer pack years of hurt into minutes.
Director
Brice Hartwich
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title's double meaning—staying present in the moment versus giving a present to the dead—drives the central tension between Kate's denial and Nico's confrontation.
Released in 2023, the film quietly captures post-pandemic family fracture: relatives who became strangers through political screens, suddenly forced into physical space again.
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