Mónica, a 47 year-old dancer, receives a phone call from Spain: her father is seriously ill. Twenty years down the line, she must return to the remote Burgos town of her birth. By the time she gets there, her father is dead. Her mother, to whom she has hardly spoken in all these years, asks her for help to sell the family house. Winter arrives. The perpetual silence, the extreme cold, and having to deal with her family will be harsh trials for Mónica, who will take refuge in the place she knows best: dancing. The film combines dance, documentary and independent film to construct a singular tale of family ties and relations in a universe of women.
Meritxell Colell belongs to a new generation of talented Spanish female filmmakers. In 2015 she was selected by the Cinéfondation to participate in the Cannes L’Atelier with this project. As an editor she has worked on eight feature films, which have been selected by festivals including the Thessaloniki Film Festival, IDFA Amsterdam, Mar del Plata International Film Festival and DocumentaMadrid. Since 2007 she has combined film pedagogy with the “Cine en curs” project, as well as her work as a director. She is currently preparing her new film: Dúo. Con el viento (Facing the Wind) is her first feature film. Project selected for the Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum 2018.