The Open Body

1909. Miguel, a young teacher, is assigned to an inhospitable village of ancient traditions on the border between Spain and Portugal: Lobosandaus. He is a man of reason, but he cannot control his passionate desires and, as winter approaches, he feels the darkness taking hold of everything around him as his fascination with the enigmatic Dorinda grows. In a place dominated by superstition, the strange death of a neighbour frees a spirit in search of a body that will allow it to continue its existence, leading Miguel to question the boundaries between the world of the living and the dead. (Gijón International Film Festival)