That Was Life
Two Spanish women from different generations find themselves sharing a hospital room in Belgium. María has been living there for decades after emigrating when she was young and Verónica is a young girl recently arrived in search of opportunities she never found in Spain. A strange friendship is forged between them and this leads María to set out on a return journey to the south of Spain with an unusual mission. What begins as a search for Verónica's roots will become an opportunity to open herself up to the world and question certain principles on which she had based her life.
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That Was Life
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Nov 7, 2020
Runtime
1h 49m
Genres
Drama
User Score
55%
Original Title
La vida era eso
Production Companies
Lolita Films, Magnética Cine, Mediaevs, Smiz and Pixel, Canal Sur
Director
David Martín de los Santos
Description
Two Spanish women from different generations find themselves sharing a hospital room in Belgium. María has been living there for decades after emigrating when she was young and Verónica is a young girl recently arrived in search of opportunities she never found in Spain. A strange friendship is forged between them and this leads María to set out on a return journey to the south of Spain with an unusual mission. What begins as a search for Verónica's roots will become an opportunity to open herself up to the world and question certain principles on which she had based her life.