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Nothing and everything happens in first-timer Dominga Sotomayor Castillo’s dreamy, dusty, minimalist road trip.
An uneventful camping weekend triggers a parental separation, viewed via the minutely observed backseat POV of 11-year-old Lucia (a staggeringly natural Santi Ahumada).
Castillo conjures up the drifting tween viewpoint beautifully, gripped by car-roof-surfing and river-exploring alongside the subdued bickering of parents Francisco Pérez-Bannen and Paola Giannini.
Meanwhile, the images of North Chile’s lunar landscapes sing - if you can stand the mercilessly long takes.
Kate is a freelance film journalist and critic. Her bylines have appeared online and in print for GamesRadar, Total Film, the BFI, Sight & Sounds, and WithGuitars.com.