A young American obsessed with Spain returns home after three months to find out that his girlfriend is cheating on him with his brother and that his mom has passed away.
Acting
Tulumello's committed spiral into denial is uncomfortably real.
Writing
Dialogue that actually sounds like people avoiding their problems.
Director
David Hebrero
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title references Don Quixote's idealized love, underscoring how Connor romanticizes Spain to escape his real life. Hebrero uses this to critique how we mythologize places and people when our own lives disappoint.
Shot in just 12 days on a micro-budget, with Steven Tulumello learning Spanish phonetically for scenes. The raw production actually serves the film's theme of displacement—everything feels slightly off, including the protagonist.
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