A man who can't father children discovers he can heal everyone else. Irony, served mountain-cold.
Alma and Samuel who live in the mountains, where they were born, are unable to have a child. In search of a cure for infertility, the couple meet an eccentric healer, who discovers that Samuel has the gift of healing. Samuel's life is inexorably changed, which he resists initially.. Based on the ideas of Edgar Cayce, who investigated hypnosis as a form of diagnosing and curing illnesses.
Acting
Wildpret's simmering resistance to his own transformation.
Cinematography
Mountains that feel like characters judging every choice.
Direction
Lucena lets silence do the screaming.
Director
César Lucena
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Edgar Cayce's 'sleeping prophet' legacy looms large—this is one of few Latin American films engaging his controversial healing theories.
The mountain setting isn't backdrop; Venezuelan Andean communities historically blend Catholic and folk healing traditions that the film deliberately problematizes.
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