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María returns to her hometown after a decade away to care for her dying mother. The old house, overgrown with ivy, becomes a battleground between duty and freedom, past and future. In this 2026 drama, director Carla Mendes explores the fragility of family bonds through the lens of female solitude. Every frame is saturated with the silence of provincial life, where unspoken resentments echo louder than shouts. Neighbors watch, time slows, and the ivy continues to climb the walls, as if trying to conceal the secrets María fears to uncover. The film balances on the edge of psychological drama and a parable about the impossibility of escaping one's roots.