Destello bravío (2021)
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Cast
Isabel María Mendoza, Guadalupe Gutiérrez, Carmen Valverde, Isabel Valverde
In a depopulating rural town where everyday life feels uneventful, three women yearn for liberating experiences and a renewed connection with a place where they were happy—or hoped to be.
The story
In a small rural town suspended in time and battered by depopulation, everyday life is marked by apathy and little that is extraordinary. Isa talks to herself and leaves messages on her recorder for when she disappears or loses her memory. Cita feels trapped in her marriage, in a house full of saints and Virgins. María returns to the town where she was born to confront her loneliness. The women share a desire for liberating experiences and a renewed connection with a place where they were happy—or dreamed of being happy.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
“A fierce, wild flash is going to happen, and everything is going to change...” Isa talks to herself, leaving messages on her recorder for when she disappears or loses her memory. Cita feels trapped in her marriage, in a house full of saints and Virgins. María returns to the town where she was born to confront her loneliness. The women of a small rural town, suspended in time and battered by depopulation, live amid the apathy of everyday life, where nothing extraordinary happens, and a deep desire for liberating experiences that will help them reconnect with the place where they were happy or dreamed of being happy. Each, in her own way, will rebel against her routine.
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