The Trace of Your Lips

A quiet, intimate romance unfolding through screens and windows, capturing the ache of longing and isolation during lockdown.

Directed by

Julián Hernández

Genres

Drama, Romance

Starring

Hugo Catalán, Mauricio Rico, Luis Vegas

Overview

Román is an actor who works in B-movies and who’s isolated in his apartment as a pandemic keeps the world on edge. Aldo, an indigenous young man, is an essential worker who’s allowed by the authorities to come and go. They live across from each other in an apartment complex. They meet online, and they can talk and even see each other in videocalls, but they can’t meet in person. Eventually, the temptation to break out of their lockdown comes up.

How it feels

Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Isolation, love, loneliness

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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