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9/7/2026

Though the subject matter here is really quite poignant, there is something disappointingly pedestrian about the execution of this drama. It focuses on the story of the distraught "Leila" (Farah Hamed) who successfully managed to enter Spain five years ago but who has just lost her younger brother to the waves of the Mediterranean as he tried to enter illegally from Morocco. She is determined to repatriate his body to their family but local, and financially struggling, funeral director "Martin" (José Luis García-Pérez) tells her that's going to cost her three thousand Euros. She hasn't anywhere near that amount, so suggests she pay half and then he accompany her to their village where he will receive the balance. Perhaps rather naively, "Martin" agrees to accompany her and what ensues sees