"Short film"
Sergio maintains a relationship with Marta, who mistreats him. Through an argument in a store, Sergio realizes that people are passing him by and imagines what would happen if he were the abuser.
Social & External
The people behind it
Rubén Romero
Sergio
Erola Pons
Marta
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