Five friends, one final weekend, and a secret that'll wreck you.
Julia decides to leave the hospital hastily to spend the weekend with her lifelong friends in a house filled with shared memories; they prepare to celebrate as if there were no tomorrow. Meanwhile, Julia has to make an important decision.
Acting
Casamayor carries the weight of unspoken goodbyes.
Writing
Artiles lets silence do the devastating work.
Director
Mariela Artiles
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in the Canary Islands, Artiles uses the isolated volcanic landscape as a metaphor for both volcanic emotional eruptions and the stillness of acceptance.
The paella scene was improvised over six hours; the cast actually cooked and ate together, and their real exhaustion became Julia's final gift to them.
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