Finding your next obsession
Finding your next obsession

Nelsa and her son Vladimir, poor residents of a port town in Cuba, are facing important decisions just now. So far, the thirty-year-old with Down syndrome has been a source of great distress for his mother. Now, confronted with her illness and disability, he has to take over control at home or these two people who are the closest to each other will have to part. The film captures the slow change of relations between the characters.
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A real-world choice where the subject itself is the reason to press play, making curiosity and context part of the experience.
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Best suited to viewers who want to leave a watch with something concrete to think about or learn from.
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Light commitment · 1h 1m
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