Arima is the story of four women and a girl whose existence is disrupted by the sudden arrival of two strangers. One of them is fleeing from the other, sneaking around town like an elusive being, a ghostly presence of uncertain existence. The other character —an injured man carrying a gun— will disrupt the women's way of life in different ways. The whole plot takes place on the fine line between reality and imagination, between dreams and nightmares, fear and desire, within a story shrouded in mystery.
Cinematography
Mist-soaked Galician landscapes that breathe unease.
Direction
Camborda trusts silence more than most trust dialogue.
Acting
The women's unspoken bond carries every frame.
Director
Jaione Camborda
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in rural Galicia, the film draws on Celtic folklore traditions of boundary-crossing spirits and liminal spaces. Camborda deliberately cast local non-professionals alongside trained actors to blur authenticity.
The 77-minute runtime was intentional — Camborda wanted a 'fugue state' duration where viewers lose track of time, mirroring the characters' own temporal disorientation. The arithmetic of five women minus one intruder equals unease.
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