Manuel Bernal

In a dystopian near future, a class of people are vaccinated with Anhedonia, a vaccine that causes the loss of pleasure and feelings in order to keep a population focused on farm work.

Two young girls decide to spend Holy Week in a house in El Portús, a village on the Spanish coast. Feeling bored, they decide to release flying lantern without thinking about the consequences.

In a dark, abandoned mansion deep in the forest, an aging vampire filmmaker lives in communal seclusion with his five disciples. On the night of his birthday, he reveals his final wish: to film the one moment he has never dared to face — the sunrise —.