Beautifulandrawcombinationoflyricismandrealismindebutdramaaboutawomanwithcancerrunningtohergorgeous,pollutedhomeislandtofaceherself. WhenNoeliafindsoutthathercancerhasspread,shesetsasidethesearchfornewproceduresandabruptlygoesfromSanJuanbacktoVieques,theislandwhereshegrewupinsouthwestPuertoRico.Athomewithhermother,inthisplacewithwhichsheisintimatelytied(wherethebeachesareasmarvelousastheseaispolluted,inthetracesofUScolonialism),sheseeksherindividualstrengthandtakespartinenvironmentalactivismonelasttime.Atthesametime,ahurricaneapproaches.GlorimarMarreroSánchezcreatesherownvisuallanguageinafilmthattellsusaboutdisfiguredbodiesandland,andthatbothenchantsandsimplifies.AmagnificentIsabelRodriguezintheleadingrolegivesNoeliadignityandanenormouspower.Andmediatesthatthereisalsoalightingrief.
2025-12-15
