One car. One day. One dad slowly drowning in his own lies.
While charismatic Hobi is out with his infant son during their weekly daddy day, he tries to sell his car, against his own wishes. Driven by a deep desire to move back to Aruba, and believing he can still save his marriage, he first has to settle some outstanding debts. But during the day, Hobi becomes increasingly entangled in his own excuses and will have to make a difficult choice.
Acting
Kendrick Etmon's crumbling charisma carries every second.
Direction
Garcia Gonzalez stretches 28 minutes into eternal dread.
Director
Aramis Garcia Gonzalez
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film explores Dutch-Caribbean displacement — Hobi's Aruban longing reflects real post-colonial migration tensions rarely centered in cinema.
That 28-minute runtime isn't short — it's calculated suffocation. Garcia Gonzalez studied under the Dardenne brothers' pressure-cooker realism.
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