Larissa and her nine-year-old twins arrive from Germany at their father’s paternal home in the Spanish Sierra Morena mountains. Father’s flight was delayed, but the guests are welcomed by his mother and sister. As the scorching hot days go by, everyone tries to relate to each other.

A palpable sense of threat permeates Salka Tiziana’s atmospheric, sun-drenched debut. With majestic drone shots punctuating its exquisite 16mm compositions, this unlikely family sojourn in the Andalusian mountains simmers with unease as the landscape and the sound of the cicadas gradually take over.