Mommy issues meet body horror in 13 minutes of pure what-the-hell-did-I-just-watch.
In a near futures a young woman, Anna, suffers a progressive addiction to a drug which begins to have bizarre side-effects, threatening to ruin the already tenuous relationship she has with her mother. With communication almost non-existent, her mother decides to take an extraordinary step to restore Anna's innocence.
Practical Effects
Grotesque body effects that'll make your skin itch for days.
Acting
María Valverde commits HARD to the physical deterioration.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
María Valverde was only 17 during filming; this was her second short before becoming a major Spanish star.
Released during Spain's post-Franco reckoning with bodily autonomy, the film reads as critique of conservative 'family values' policing women's bodies.
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