Director Humberto Flores

This film stems from my need to reflect on the atmosphere of fear and insecurity that has marked everyday life in my country and the intimate consequences this generates: moral confusion, loss of innocence, and the difficulty of distinguishing between good and evil. Although I initially wanted to talk about militarization and structural violence, I realized that my real interest lay in observing how these realities affect those who are most vulnerable. That is why I decided to tell the story from the perspective of a girl and an older woman, whose relationship—inspired by that of my mother and grandmother—becomes the heart of the story. Rather than showing violence explicitly, I was interested in portraying how fear transforms everyday life and, at the same time, how humanity, care, and kindness persist even in the most hostile contexts.