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When a River Becomes the Sea

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After suffering a sexual assault, Gaia must live with the emptiness, confusion, and invisible wounds that alter her relationship with the world and with herself. Through her friendship with an archaeology professor and the support of her father, she discovers how trauma reshapes her life and the people around her.

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Guy Lodge Variety Nov 26
“When a River Becomes the Sea” sets out to be an imposing and even testing work, but it’s also an emotionally involving one -- warmed by the intimately drawn relationship between Gaia and her desperately aggrieved single father. Go to Full Review
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Synopsis After suffering a sexual assault, Gaia must live with the emptiness, confusion, and invisible wounds that alter her relationship with the world and with herself. Through her friendship with an archaeology professor and the support of her father, she discovers how trauma reshapes her life and the people around her.
Director
Pere Vilà I Barceló
Screenwriter
Pere Vilà I Barceló, Laura Merino
Production Co
Fromzero
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Spanish
Runtime
3h 3m