FALLEN

By Damian SAINZ EDWARDS

LES CINEMAS DU MONDE - LA FABRIQUE CINEMA DE L’INSTITUT FRANÇAIS - as PROMO

First film - Development 2021

An old macho man returns to his hometown upon his daughter’s death. There he will have to choose whether to be part of a family he long abandoned due to his prejudices or continue living his lonely life.

    • Year of production
    • 2021
    • Genres
    • First film, Drama
    • Countries
    • CUBA, MEXICO
    • Languages
    • SPANISH
    • Director(s)
    • Damian SAINZ EDWARDS
    • Producer(s)
    • Viana GONZÀLEZ (Autonauta films)
    • Synopsis
    • Orestes’ world crumbles when his daughter, whom he abandoned when she came out as a transwoman, is found dead. He refuses to bury her in the family vault and tries to return to his lonely life. Yet when Orestes finds out that his daughter had a son, he dreams of having a family again. Fighting his own biases, Orestes will make peace with his grandson, with his daughter’s ghost and with himself.