Your mom's midlife crisis just got intergalactic.
Pili, a 51-year-old widow, unexpectedly leaves her home when, on her way, she is interrupted by the presence of an alien. After trying to tell her children about the extraterrestrial encounter and being ignored by them, she must investigate how to deal with this being. Meanwhile, she grapples with new desires to abandon the traditional life she has always known. In the end, she will have to confront and accept her deepest fears in order to fight this alien.
Acting
Pilar Blanco carries every scene with raw, unglamorous truth.
Direction
Directorial duo finds magic in mundane Spanish suburbia.
Writing
Alien as metaphor without ever getting preachy about it.
Director
Miriam Márquez
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Spain's first sapphic sci-fi led by a 50+ woman—radically against industry ageism and queer youth obsession.
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