1990. The new film by director Miguel Garay (Manolo Solo) is shelved in the wake of its lead actor’s mysterious disappearance. 22 years later, a documentary television production reopens the case, reaching out to its exiled director to try and make sense of the enigmatic vanishing. The emotionally-charged delving into the troubled production confronts the filmmaker with his haunting past, as he reminisces about the lost star Julio Arenas (José Coronado) – who was not only one of Spain’s most beloved actors, but also his best friend.
After his masterpieces The Spirit of the Beehive and El Sur, and 30 years after his Cannes prize-winning The Quince Tree Sun, legendary filmmaker Víctor Erice – often considered as one of the greatest filmmakers of all time – returns with this compelling reflection about identity, memory, and filmmaking.