Twelve people, one valley, and the ex who never left—small town, BIG feelings.
It tells the story of Mayte, an engineer who returns to a small town, with only 12 inhabitants, to carry out an important project. Her visit coincides with the valley's annual event. There she reunites with Jaime, her childhood love.
Cinematography
That valley will make you want to flee your city job immediately.
Acting
Pilar López de Ayala's face does more acting than most scripts.
Production
They actually built this world—twelve inhabitants, infinite atmosphere.
Director
Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas specializes in stories about Spanish rural life vanishing—this continues his obsession with emptying villages.
Spain's 'España vaciada' (emptied Spain) crisis sees thousands of villages with under 100 inhabitants; this film quietly screams about a real national wound.
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