Antonio Chavarrías : 2012
Childish Games
Daniel receives an unexpected visit from an old childhood friend, Mario, who begs him to urgently come and meet his daughter. Feeling uncomfortable, Daniel does his best to get out of the awkward situation and puts the strange incident behind him. When Daniel reads of Mario's suicide in the newspaper, his wife Laura suggests they pay their respects at the funeral. There, they meet his seven-year-old daughter, Julia. Heartbroken that the child is now orphaned, Laura convinces Daniel that they take Julia into their care temporarily until a foster family is found. Laura quickly bonds with Julia, pulling the young girl out of her cocoon of mourning. Longing for a child of her own, Julia represents what has been missing in the childless couple's life. But the mysterious Julia's presence soon begins to have an adverse effect on their relationship when Daniel feels threatened by some of the little girl's simplest actions. Ominous childhood memories of Mario and his sister Clara come creeping back inside his head, as a growing sense of isolation engulfs Daniel and he slowly loses control to the fears that he thought had been buried long ago.
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