A pregnant woman escapes a country at war only to end up in a container floating in unchartered waters.
I’ve said it more times than I can count: An opening sequence’s protracted shot raises the bar high. And this one is none hell of a shot! Unfortunately, this is what also follows; hell.
In a fictitious, dystopian present, where the world is not so dissimilar to our issues, authoritarian governments have taken over and treated people like cattle. Writers Indiana Lista, Ernest Riera, Miguel Ruz, and director Albert Pintó address this calamity’s horror and drama with such mastery that they will pin you to your seats. Based on our recent past, they depict humanity’s capability for the atrocious but also the remarkable. And then claustrophobia and despair hit you full force. Having said that, the script becomes far-fetched and increases the plausibility levels to abnormal standards. But this merely means that you should discount the effort. It’s a film, after all.
With her brilliant performance, Anna Castillo helps Pintó deliver the promise he made in the opening protracted shot. For an hour and forty-five minutes, both of them show you a world that nobody wants to live in, but individuals who can inspire and make our world the way we dream it for future generations.
This is a story about hope and despair, unconditional love and unspeakable hate, survival and perseverance, and finding strength and humanity within ourselves before asking others to do so.
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Solidarity for all the innocent lives who suffer the atrocities of war!
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