To find his therapy dog, a 17-year-old escapes from juvie and embarks on a journey of reconnection with his brother and grandmother through Cantabria.
Acting
Biel Montoro's guarded vulnerability never asks for sympathy.
Cinematography
Cantabrian coast shot like a character with its own secrets.
Writing
Dialogue that lets silence do the heavy lifting.
Director
Daniel Sánchez Arévalo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The dog was a local shelter rescue who'd never acted before; his real fear in the kennel scene is genuine.
Arévalo filmed in his own hometown of Comillas, Cantabria, using actual townspeople as extras—those aren't actors reacting to the stolen van.
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