La Lucha

Five stories, five perspectives on the same emotional territory called “country.” A Cuban actress tries to make her way in Chile; two women reunite after decades and confront the passing of time; another survives in solitude while facing her fears; a father and son seek reconciliation amid old wounds; and a birth turns into a desperate race for life. Five intertwined stories—small tales of love, loss, and hope—forming an intimate mosaic about identity, belonging, and the search for a place in the world.

After his wife’s death, a man is interrogated by the State. Returning to a dystopic, totalitarian life, he weighs stifling his grief against leaving it all behind. A call leads an official to help him find his beloved.

After four years without visiting her homeland, Orangel returns to record the places of her memories: her grandparents' house, her deceased great-aunt's house, her childhood best friend's house, and the bay. What is not precarious is uninhabited or broken, like her childhood photos and those of her deceased mother, objects that she takes with her.

Locked in home during a blackout, mother and daughter argue in front of a candle flame. One holds on to the past, the other worries about the future. The melody of a song protects them from the shadows waiting in the dark, as they prepare to face an important decision that could change their lives.

After accepting an invitation to the beach, Ana is confronted by the memory of her broken friendship with Alma. There, hidden mysteries lead her on a journey of emotional healing, acceptance, and reconnection.

A young filmmaker explores his parents' frayed relationship through old archive videos, poems and songs, as they prepare for the sale of their old family home in Guatire and their impending separation.