She wrote her ending. He's stuck reading between the lines.
A metaphorical tale about pain and loss. Sela, a famous writer, committed suicide. Lars, her ex-lover, tries to find out why she did it. In the process, he discovers an unknown world of feelings and sense of guiltiness.
Acting
Julio Manrique carries unspoken grief in every hesitant gesture.
Direction
Quer frames absence like a presence—Sela haunts without appearing.
Director
Sílvia Quer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sílvia Quer was among the first Catalan women directors to receive substantial institutional funding; Febrer premiered at San Sebastián's Zabaltegi section.
The title refers to February—Catalonia's grayest month—mirroring how the film treats depression as seasonal, atmospheric, almost geological.
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