Siblings torn apart by the hazards of life meet in Spain to settle the family's modest inheritance. Gustave, the mover, on the brink of bankruptcy, Jules the anarchistic activist, and Lou, the youngest, lost between her brothers, yearning for the unknown. Each one has a different outlook on life and their personal projects for this inheritance will reawaken family disagreements and phantoms of the past.
Acting
Neycken and Manca's prickly brother chemistry feels lived-in
Cinematography
Spain shot like a character watching this family implode
Director
Sarah Hirtt
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Sarah Hirtt's debut; she developed it through the Torino Film Lab's audience design program.
The film quietly critiques Belgian middle-class anxiety through characters fleeing to Spain—a reverse of the classic European 'south as escape' trope.