The Ant Woman

The Ant Woman

2024 · 100 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama, Fantasy

Renata seeks refuge in the house of Virginia, her sister. Virginia lives a quiet life with her son Lucio in a provincial city and the only thing that seems to worry her are the ants that have invaded her home. Renata has nowhere to go. Virginia wants to help her and receives her; But the days pass and the drama of daily life begins to reveal the link between them, the pain of recognizing and rediscovering each other in a past that returns and takes strange forms.

Directed by Betania Cappato · Written by Iván Fund

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