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202378 minPGdocumentary

The Souls

202378 minPGdocumentary

Estela, living in a desert, navigates her harsh reality while receiving messages from her deceased mother through dreams amid her struggles with pain and memory loss.

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Laura Basombrío

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Estela, living in a desert, navigates her harsh reality while receiving messages from her deceased mother through dreams amid her struggles with pain and memory loss.

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Laura Basombríodirector

Laura Basombríowriter

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Estela lives in a desert. She feels her mother's soul sending messages through dreams. Pain, blindness, and memory loss confine her to a harsh environment. As her own soul suffers, Estela interacts with the living and the dead, including her memories and ghosts. The film captures her struggle to navigate this complex reality over 78 minutes.

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