Antes de nós

Antes de nós

One couple, two moments. A continuous dance of separation and reunion. Two intertwined stories.

2025 · 84 min · ★ 5.7 · Drama, History

1918, Castelao leaves his public position in Pontevedra to work as a doctor in Rianxo during the Spanish flu. A hero for the town, but an absent man for his wife, Virxinia. 1929, the couple travels through Britain a few months after the loss of their only son. Two broken beings and a bond that is no longer understood. A trip will unite them forever and ever. Castelao before being Castelao. Galicia before the “xeración Nós”. Castelao and Virxinia before being “we”.

Directed by Ángeles Huerta · Written by Pepe Coira

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