18-year-old Marina, travels to Vigo on the Galician coast in the early 2000s, in search of information about her biological father, seeking his death certificate to apply for a scholarship to film school. Reconnecting with her paternal side of the family, she discovers a huge amount of shame and secrecy around his death.

Otoko is a famous painter who, as a teenager, was seduced by the married novelist Oto. Years later, when he reappears in her life, Otoko’s pupil and lesbian lover Keiko vows to take revenge. Exquisite cinematography and evocative use of the Kyoto locations conjure up a claustrophobic feel in this classic tale of obsessive love.

Widowed actor René lives in purposeful isolation, drifting between phone conversations and memories that refuse to settle, as fragments of a distant past resurface.