Canal Sur

Intimate story of love and sacrifice of an Andalusian immigrant lady in Catalonia from the 60's

José Bretón killed his children, six-year-old Ruth and two-year-old José, on a small family farm on the outskirts of Córdoba, Spain. He built a bonfire fueled by liters of diesel and burned their little bodies with the idea of making them disappear forever. It was Saturday, October 8, 2011.

After several years away from the place where she was born, Isabel returns to her town to face the secrets of the past, the problems of the present and the illusions of the future. For her part, Marina will also have to move to that town after a strange traffic accident in which her mother is involved. Marina and Isabel, with very different characters, will see their destinies united from that moment on. With the help of other women, they will decide to revive an old restaurant to get ahead, while unraveling the strange accident that brought them to Monteverde and, most importantly, they start a shared path in which each one will end up finding themselves.

A table, a blue light, two men, the night, and words were the only elements with which he wanted to attract the attention of the intelligent and sensitive viewer, tired of artifice and rubbish.