A drama centered on a young woman who takes a summer job caring for a bed-ridden older man, and the intimate secrets they begin to share with one another.
Acting
Solier's guarded warmth against Bugallo's prickly vulnerability.
Direction
León de Aranoa lets silences do the heavy lifting.
Writing
Dialogue that feels overheard, not scripted.
Director
Fernando León de Aranoa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Fernando León de Aranoa often explores invisible labor—his 2002 film 'Mondays in the Sun' similarly dignifies unemployed workers.
Magaly Solier was already a star in Peru after 'The Milk of Sorrow'; this role proved her range without leaving the Spanish-speaking world.
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