Spanish Movie 2009

Ramira begins working as maid and nanny

Ramira is hired to look after Laura and her children, Simeón and Ofendia, and settles into life in the household. She observes the routines and quietly asserts herself as part of the family, while an undercurrent of tension begins to simmer. Her calm competence masks a growing unease that will drive the story.

Simeón dies after Ramira pushes him into sun

Within minutes of meeting Simeón, who suffers photodermatitis, he dies after Ramira insists he go out into the sun. The fatal exposure shatters the family’s sense of safety and marks the first act of violence linked to Ramira. Laura’s household is immediately thrown into shock and suspicion.

Ramira hides the crime and lies about Simeón's death

Ramira conceals Simeón's death and tells Laura that the boy died in an accident or illness. She maintains the deception to keep the household calm, while guilt gnaws at her. The lie seeds a dangerous web of unreliability that colors every subsequent event.

Pedro San Antón arrives; he is paraplegic

Laura's brother Pedro arrives at the house and is presented as paraplegic. His vulnerability adds a new dynamic to the family and becomes entangled with Ramira's schemes. The encounter deepens the complexity of loyalties in the household.

Supernatural visitors enter the house

The home is visited by fantastical beings, including a Fairy and a Faun. Their otherworldly presence unsettles the family and foreshadows the dreamlike twists to come. As the night deepens, the line between reality and fantasy blurs.

Jose convinces Laura that he is Simeón

Ramira enlists Jose to pose as Simeón, and he convinces Laura that the boy has returned. The deception feeds Laura’s attachment and resilience to a false reunion. This ruse tightens the web of lies surrounding Simeón’s fate.

Antonio is killed by Ramira

Ramira inadvertently kills her alcoholic unemployed husband Antonio. The murder piles tragedy on top of deceit, and Ramira struggles to keep the act hidden. The household’s stability collapses under the weight of escalating events.

Ramira declares her love for Pedro

Amid the chaos, Ramira confesses love for Pedro. The confession compounds the moral ambiguity of her actions and further entwines the fates of the three central figures. The trio’s relationships become increasingly unstable.

Laura suspects Simeón is missing on his birthday

Laura grows suspicious when Simeón does not show up on his birthday. She follows a trail through the house and is drawn toward a sack-masked figure that seems to be guiding events. The search escalates the tension and deepens the mystery.

Diego appears in the woods and reunites briefly with Laura

The sack‑masked figure leads Laura into the woods where she encounters her long‑lost husband Diego. They share a brief, charged reunion before he leaves again. The encounter shatters Laura’s sense of normalcy and reality.

Pedro refuses to abandon his sister; search for help

Pedro maintains that he cannot leave Laura until the truth about Simeón is uncovered. Ramira travels with him to a village to seek help from a local mystic. Their arrival culminates in witnessing Maligna Escobero’s fatal death, which none can stop, underscoring the futility of ordinary solutions.

The group returns home; Pedro contemplates suicide; video struggles

With Gerarda unavailable for help and Maligna dead, the group trudges back. Pedro decides to end his life, but the process is hampered by a difficult director tasked with filming his goodbye. The plan spirals into an additional layer of surreal disturbance in the family’s orbit.

Ramira rushes to Pedro's bedside; Fairy and Faun arrive

Ramira hurries to Pedro's bedside after he ingests cyanide, accompanied by the Fairy and the Faun. The celestial beings reveal the strange rules of their dreamlike world and the fragile boundary between life and sleep. Tension peaks as the group confronts the consequences of their actions.

Faun explains the dream-reality; a choice is made; chaos erupts

The Faun explains that Pedro exists in the year 3028 and that their current reality is a dream he can wake from. He must choose between staying with Ramira or waking in the future. The choice triggers violence as the Faun attacks; Ramira uses a song to distract him and then pushes him off the building.