
Javier has been an absent father in his son Emiliano’s life. After years of promising him a trip to the mountains, Javier finally takes him. During the journey, they have three distinct conversations in which they talk about Emiliano’s future career, Javier’s unborn child, and his absence in Emiliano’s life in the past.
The film does not add anything to its own conversation or genre, and falls flat once it’s about to end and must declare some sort of conclusion.
Gritty and bleak are the best words to describe this film. There’s nothing happy about it.
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