A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
November 25, 2016
Original Title:
La pols
Production Countries:
Spain
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 85
Two minutes after learning that his father has just died, Jacob, a youngster, unstable worker with no ambitions, already forgets about it. He shares an apartment in a province city near Barcelona with his sister Ruth, and when she finds out everything falls apart. Feeling himself incapable of visiting his family at his parents' place and even at the funeral house, his only support will be Alba, his successful brother's girlfriend, who has a special relation with him. But how come he could forget about his own father's death? Why is he refusing to go meeting his family? What is really going between Alba and Jacob? All three characters will be challenged by all these questions until the father's burial, a little more than 24 hours that will them face their fears, yearnings, mourning and social conventions.
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