Dismantling an Elephant

A mother is trapped by both a close bond to her daughter and a day-to-day life whose elephant in the room is her own addiction, which nobody mentions, remaining a taboo.

Cast

Emma Suárez

as Marga

Natalia de Molina

as Blanca

Darío Grandinetti

as Félix

Alba Guilera

as María

Milo Taboada

as Enrique

David Climent

as Elvis

María Ribera

as Merche

Sara Espígul

as Virginia

Alba Sáez

as Ainhoa

Helena Gispert

as Helena

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