On a remote island, three women live under a dreamlike haze, hiding unmet desires. Nearby, a fisherman’s family is frozen by an unspoken trauma. The daughter collects sea-washed bottles, his wife dries flowers to revive lost hope, and his son tames insects. As their haunted lives intersect, a final confrontation brings death, and a chance at rebirth.
Bibiana Beglau
Louise
Golo Euler
Antoine
On a remote island, three women live under a dreamlike haze, hiding unmet desires. Nearby, a fisherman’s family is frozen by an unspoken trauma. The daughter collects sea-washed bottles, his wife dries flowers to revive lost hope, and his son tames insects. As their haunted lives intersect, a final confrontation brings death, and a chance at rebirth.
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