Bast

Rokhaya, a young filmmaker, invites four friends to create a musical crime comedy together. This cheerful team then dreams up the quirky adventure of four rookie investigators working on the murder of two lovers. But who could have killed John and Lisa?

A hardened state that inscribes itself into bodies. Fascinating and tormenting at once. In search of queer liberation, we walk along the memories of the director. To the places where he grew up in the countryside. He wants to go back, but he cannot. Past idyllic landscapes and frozen waters, towards communities that promise something to hold onto. And so we move, step by step, between reality and fiction, to a place that finally holds him.

A young man recalls the verses of a poem from his Barcelona apartment while he idly awaits for someone to come over. Once his date arrives, they get right to cuddling on the couch and discussing their sexual preferences. This is their first encounter. Lucky for them, they seem to be on the same page. After this passionate rendezvous, the young man finds that his date has left something for him on the table. Could it change completely the experience he’s just had?

While being intimate with Julien, Roberto is startled by something he sees in the mirror—something, or someone, that is not his boyfriend. Julien dismisses the vision as a hallucination, until they come face-to-face with a strange being in the kitchen. This otherworldly creature has crossed through the mirror to deliver a message to Roberto: his relationship is not what he thinks it is, and it’s time to accept reality. But before moving on, Roberto is given one final opportunity to enjoy what he once had. They say relationships are a two-way street, but some relationships contain multitudes taking the shape of fears, self-doubt, or even our own monsters. Is Roberto ready to face his fears and look in the mirror one last time?