desilya

desilya

2023 · 21 min

Coming back home after thirteen years, a 16 year old is forced to remember what little she knows of home when her mother decides to run away. In a grueling road trip with her estranged grandmother, in a place that she has long forgotten, she soon realizes that she isn't the only one looking for a mother.

Directed by Toni Cañete · Written by Toni Cañete

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