No Voltees

For the third time, Alejandro Hidalgo did not disappoint me. A despot father tyrannizing his children, a witch mother and a madman, twins Aurora and Martín suffering night (and day) terrors even in adulthood. The psychological drama of a family that hasn't worked from the start takes a macabre turn when the siblings go to the family home to figure out how to provide for their demented mother. It starts as a troubling story with the occasional nightmare scene, but it tightens up towards the end. Emerging from ancient traumas is not easy, hence the twins must face escalating panic attacks. Spoiler: the symbolic destruction of the mobile phone, which connects but also enslaves, represents the final throwing off of the shackles preventing free choice. (30/10/2024)