Under the Chestnut Tree

Original title: Á sombra do castiñeiro

“A ghost story without ghosts.”

Directed by Marcos Varela

The day after his father's funeral, Manuel waits for the arrival of his sister Olalla, with whom he has not spoken in more than twenty years. Twenty years since their mother died, at which time she left home without warning and never returned. Olalla returns with the subconscious idea of ​​understanding his brother's decision to condemn his life to staying in that remote place in rural Galicia, a question that he does not even consider.