Cárcava Cine

A young man from a small mining town embroils himself with a wealthy family with a dubious past.

Davud returns from war to find everyone in his village has succumbed to a strange illness and has decomposed. His sister, the only survivor, is slowly rotting away herself. Davud is troubled by his memories as a soldier, as he confronts the only true question: is surviving the same as living?

It is the European Middle Ages. Ana’s mother is out in the street and, for no apparent reason, has started to dance. Ana feels deeply humiliated by her mother’s unexplainable behavior. To make matters worse, her mother keeps dancing without stopping for several days, and eventually other people start joining her without giving any explanation. Mortifed by embarrassment, Ana and other teenagers in the village try everything to distance themselves from the adult dancers; but the grown-ups seem determined to make fools of themselves, and to carry everything along with them while landscape, plants, animals, and social roles seem to turn ridiculous as well.

In a remote Mexican mountain community, a self-proclaimed political and spiritual leader wields authority over his followers. His dominance is tested with the unexpected return of a man from prison, threatening the fragile power dynamics he has carefully constructed.

An intimate look at a Mexican-Lebanese couple’s life through archival footage spanning 48 years. Told from the perspective of their youngest daughter, the film explores their relationship, gender roles, and the influence of cultural traditions on identity.