Twenty-something Pablo (Juan Cano) feels of late his life hasn't turned out quite the way it was supposed to. He's a trained and skilled actor, and yet all he amounts to is being a fake patient for training sessions at the holistic center. And of late things have taken a turn for the worse, as his boyfriend has left him, his sublet has moved out still owing him two months of rent, he can't afford his beloved dog anymore and has moved her to his parents, and weird things start happening in his apartment, like things dropping to the floor and breaking that weren't supposed to drop, and weird noises heard at all hours of day and night - almost as if his apartment was haunted by a ghost. And that's actually exactly what it is, as the apartment came with an old quilt that was possessed by a ghost. Through many sessions with his peers from all walks of life, Pablo slowly comes to terms with the existance of a ghost within his four walls, and slowly he learns how to use this to his own advantage ...

Now one can't but fall in love with the central concept of the film, it's on one hand a slice-of-life film very much in line with the work of Eric Rohmer, where drama always meets comedy, the mundane the dramatic, but on the other hand it's also a ghost story - a very unusual one mind you, with a low creep factor, but still it lends the proceedings a whole other dimension. And a subtle direction paired with some strong performances and a light-footed approach to things all see to it that this is a very enjoyable little movie.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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