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In this surreal animated feature, four connected lives tell different versions of the same heartbreak. Olivia keeps the ghost of a past love under her bed and trades flowers for the comfort of rain clouds. Ramón, drawn to Olivia, watches a strange plant in his home begin to reflect her presence. Meanwhile, Bárbara invents stories to cope with Mauricio’s rejection, while Mauricio sinks into regret—literally swallowed by the earth. As viewpoints shift, memory and desire blur, showing how love can linger, change shape, and turn into the stories we live by. An astonishing visual treat, this experimental animated debut feature film from the Dominican director Tomás Pichardo-Espaillant is nothing short of a sumptuous sensory feast. The film combines a vast range of richly layered animation techniques, sending us tumbling through a world of texture, colour and sound.