DON'T YOU LET ME GO

AGARRAME FUERTE

By Ana GUEVARA, Leticia JORGE

BOCACHA FILMS - as PROD

Female director - Completed 2023

Thrilled by Elena's death, Adela travels in time to a distant autumn, where her friend awaits her ready to binge on detective novels next to the crackling fireplace. A tale about infinite friendship.

Hold me tight, don´t you let me go.

Festivals
& Awards

Tribeca 2024
Nora Ephron Award
AFI Latin American Film Festival 2024
Antalya Golden Orange International Film Festival 2024
Best International Film Award
Mostra de Sao Paulo 2024
Cinemaissi Latin American Film Festival 2024
Festival de Cine Nuevo – Detour 2024
Closing Night
Festival Piriápolis de Película 2024
FICCALI Festival Internacional de Cine de Cali 2024
    • Year of production
    • 2023
    • Genres
    • Female director, Drama
    • Countries
    • URUGUAY
    • Languages
    • SPANISH
    • Duration
    • 71 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Ana GUEVARA, Leticia JORGE
    • Writer(s)
    • Ana GUEVARA, Leticia JORGE
    • Synopsis
    • At 39 you are too young to die and too young to lose your best friend.

      Everybody has gathered at Elena's funeral wake for a last goodbye. Adela stands among the mourning crowd of relatives, friends and strangers. The low light, the flower arrangements and the crucifix arising behind the casket have no relation whatsoever to her beloved Elena.

      Adela can't help but feel the whole farewell ritual rings absurd and fictitious. Her friend's passing has left her in shock, and she can already sense a future where something will be missing.

      And so Adela becomes a time traveler, gliding to a distant autumn, ten years before, where a lively and funny Elena awaits her in a beach house, ready to binge on detective novels and ride bicycles. Joined by Luci and her baby boy Paco, the three friends will spend a weekend filled with music, long conversations and even a few scares.

      Still, the weekend won't last forever and Adela is not ready yet to let Elena go again. When the time comes to pack and leave, baby Paco finds a gateway to an extra time of indulgence and evasion, and the three friends follow through.

      Adela will forever miss her friend, but not today. Elena is still right next to her.