20 minutes. One eclipse. A mother-daughter war that might finally end.
Lea and her mother Júlia decide to spend a weekend in the countryside to disconnect from their busy urban lives. Frustrated by a crisis with her current partner, Lea will argue with her mother in an acrimonious way, thus breaking the purpose of the trip. But under the light of a lunar eclipse and with the help of an old family friend, mother and daughter manage to reunite.
Acting
Azcona and Fernández weaponize silence and glances.
Direction
Jané i Millà stretches 20 minutes into an eternity of tension.
Director
Ona Jané i Millà
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Ona Jané i Millà shot this during an actual lunar eclipse, with only three hours of usable darkness.
The film deliberately withholds the father's presence — his absence haunts every argument without being named.
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