The Dutchbat

The animals flee relentlessly in an environment threatened by tourism, extreme weather and hunting. As the search progresses, the fog is erasing the entire landscape in its path, as if it were a disease that affects an entire territory.

The Serret family’s funeral home is on the verge of shutting down. Outdated facilities, red numbers, and a license at risk—they have one year to reinvent or lose everything. After the founder retired, his children and nephews take over. Esteve steps in as CEO with extravagant ideas inspired by sci-fi. Carles channels his frustrated dream of being an actor into the ceremonies. And Xavi, the cynic one, just wants to sell. In a year filled with funerals, arguments, and outrageous plans, the funeral home becomes a mirror of a family in crisis. Can they save the business without burying their legacy?

On the sandy isthmus of the world’s shortest border, there is an 80-meter blue rope that nobody can cross. It separates Spain from Morocco, Europe from Africa. On one side, the fortified Spanish outpost of Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera; on the other, the fishing village of Badis. Parallel worlds meet only through glances and whispered words. A Spanish filmmaker arrives, prompting four generations to confront the legacies of colonization. This film explores a land where the symbolic and political converge, and reality surpasses fiction.

Ane is an eccentric octogenarian actress with the spirit of a golden age Hollywood diva. Every day, she fights to maintain her independence and her love for John — a retired singer facing severe cognitive decline — while dreaming of becoming a great actress in a society that often sidelines the elderly as mere spectators. Fate brings other seniors into her journey, proving it’s never too late to reinvent yourself and truly live.