Isabel Rocatti

This film evokes Valencia illegal gaming back in the seventies. A young peasant -Ferran- plays cards not much to make a living but as a distraction of his daily routine. Ferran meets a larger-than-life character -el chino- who happens to play cards for a living. This other guy is depicted as a Toni Manero look alike but his charisma an arrogance lead the innocent Ferran to join him in his schemes to make money to end up betting all on the next card table. (IMDB Comments)

Sixtyish Martina arrives from Spain to La Gran Sabana in southeastern Venezuela: She intends to die atop Mount Roraima. These plans are interrupted by the unexpected arrival of her 12-year-old grandson Lucas. (ffm-montreal.org)

When her parents die, six year-old Frida is taken in by her uncle and aunt-in-law who live on the countryside. Scorched by the pain of longing for her mother, Frida spends her nights praying and her days by trying to fit in with her new family. (İKSV)