RETORNOS

España. 2010. . 88 min. Ficción. 35mm.
  • Film Director: Luis Avilés Baquero.
  • Producer: Emma Lustres.
  • Co-production: Portugal, Argentina
After running away from himself for ten years, Alvaro returns to his home village for his father’s funeral. There he will attempt to reconcile himself with his brother and to regain the affection of his daughter Mar, yet the task will prove anything but easy. Things get further complicated when he finds a dead woman lying on the road. This is Lidia, a prostitute and a friend of Mar’s. Fearing for the safety of his daughter, Álvaro begins to investigate on his own in a village where nothing is what it appears to be and where everyone has something to hide.

Luis Avilés Baquero
Luis is a Galician writer and director. He has worked in the production of commercials and music videos, and in various areas of production and realization for television fiction. His short film in 35mm, "A Subele" is one of the most awarded Galician shorts in recent years. "Retornos" is his first feature film.