El agua / The Water

In a Spanish village, young people dance and drink the summer boredom away. But an approaching storm threatens the local river to overflow. An old folktale circulates among the villagers, according to which some women are destined to disappear without a trace as the flood sets in. During the electrifying atmosphere before the storm, 17-year-old Ana and 20-year-old José fall in love with each other – until the storm sets free. For her feature film debut, director Eelene López Riera returns to her hometown and presents a personal youth drama that skilfully balances realism with the supernatural.