In a place where everyone starts over without a past, Simón takes responsibility for David, a child he met during the crossing to this new life. Moved by an inexplicable conviction, he looks for the child’s mother and recognizes Inés as the right woman. She accepts, and between the three of them an unusual affective bond is formed, where the idea of family is reinvented with every gesture. But when society imposes norms and difference is perceived as a threat, David refuses to be shaped and affirms himself as the opposite: imagination and freedom, transforming parenthood into an uncertain crossing, a search without answers.
Tiago Guedes
Filmmaker, screenwriter, and director, Tiago Guedes was born in Porto, Portugal, in 1971. After graduating in Advertising from the Universidade Fernando Pessoa, he studied Film at the New York Film Academy and the Raindance Film School in London. In 1999, he co-directed the short film ‘Sink’ with Frederico Serra, which won the Leopard of Tomorrow at Locarno. Together, they made their feature film debut with ‘Blood Curse’ (2005) and later filmed ‘Noise’ (2008). He made his solo debut with ‘Sadness and Joy in the Life of Giraffes’ (2019), before competing at Venice with ‘The Domain’ (2019), which was Portugal's submission for the Academy Awards. In 2021, he directed ‘Glória’, the first Portuguese original series for Netflix, and in 2022 he presented ‘Remains of the Wind’ at Cannes. After adapting Pavese in ‘Dialogues After the End’ (2023), he brought Nobel Prize winner J.M. Coetzee’s ‘Jesus Trilogy’ to the big screen in ‘Aqui’, which had its world premiere at Cannes. On stage, he has directed plays by Dennis Kelly, Henrik Ibsen, Peter Handke, David Harrower, and Martin McDonagh, among others.
DIRECTOR
Tiago Guedes
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Daniela Cajías
EDITOR
Jackie Bastide, Tiago Augusto
SOUND
Jean-Paul Mugel
PRODUCTION
Paulo Branco
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Leopardo Filmes, RTP Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, Alfama Films, APM - Actions Per Minute, Belino Production, Los ilusos
CAST
Manolo Solo, Patricia López Arnaiz, Álex Peláez, Hugo Encuentra, Daniel Elías, Lambert Wilson, Sergi López, Ángela Molina
