Marcial Tagle

In a river in the south of Chile, fish are dying due to pollution from the nearby cellulose factory. Amid their floating bodies, long-deceased Magdalena bubbles up to the surface gasping for air, bringing with her old wounds and a wave of family secrets. Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance 2022.

Chile, 1976. Carmen heads off to her beach house to supervise its renovation. When the family priest asks her to take care of a young man he is sheltering in secret, Carmen steps away from the quiet life she is used to.