Ana, a teenager artist, is raised in Ibiza by her German father Klaus in a naturalist lifestyle. She meets Justine, who invites her to move to Madrid and get an artistic education and financial support. Ana befriends Linda, meets the problematic Said, a Saharawi youngster, and later she is hypnotized by Anglo, who opens a door to her memories and past lives.
Direction
Medem at his most unhinged—structurally bonkers, visually gorgeous.
Acting
Manuela Vellés commits to complete dissolution; you can't look away.
Cinematography
Ibiza's raw sensuality vs Madrid's suffocating art world—pure texture.
Director
Julio Medem
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Medem wrote the script specifically for newcomer Manuela Vellés after spotting her in a magazine. She'd never acted before.
The Saharawi subplot connects to Spain's colonial history in Western Sahara—Medem was criticized for using real political suffering as aesthetic backdrop.
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