Javier Collado

In a stable in the middle of drought-scorched fields, a peasant ties and gags two politicians from opposite parties. He wants to know what they've done with the environmental funds, but on one condition: only one politician can speak at a time.

Álex and Cata, two young women who live on the outskirts of the city, a desolate place full of empty stores and ramshackle bars where dreams end up fading, have been preparing their escape all their lives.

Spain, 1950. Two guerrilla fighters are forced to hide after an ambush by the Civil Guard. Without weapons, water, or food, they must decide whether to remain hidden or resume their escape. Both options seem fatal.

Miguel Hermoso's Like Lightning offers a fresh take on a familiar scenario, the teenaged boy searching for his unknown father. Pablo is a typical teen, with a fondness for football and sneaking beers with his buddies. He enjoys a comfortable upper-middle class life with his mother (Assumpta Serna), a successful lawyer and former feminist rabble-rouser, but has a gaping hole at the core of his identity: he has no idea who his father is. Preoccupied with the question to the point of obsession, he sets out in search of answers, and finds himself on a trail that leads to the Canary Islands.

Javier goes to his mother's house almost every day to eat. He is getting older and this makes her happy. But this seemingly normal routine hides a deep secret. Sometimes the end justifies the means.