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Peñascal (2024)

Peñascal poster
Directed by
Camila Vidal
Genre
drama film
Country
Peru
Runtime
15 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In a Peruvian beach town, a surfer's unexpected death brings his matriarchal family together and reveals a large debt. They consider selling their family home to pay it off, while one woman's scheming deepens existing family conflicts. The story focuses on their grief and struggle to hold together.

slow-burnmelancholictensefamily dramaemotionalreflectivecoastalintimate

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