A short by Margo Mot – in production
Luca (13) joins her father and stepmother on holiday at a luxurious resort. Out of place with her pale skin and worn-out clothes, she tries to find her footing in both the family dynamic and the artificial world of the all-inclusive hotel.
When her father mocks her growing underarm hair, telling her to shave so she doesn’t end up “like one of those alternative German women,” something shifts. That night, Luca shaves for the first time—and becomes painfully aware of her changing body.
As she trades playfulness for self-consciousness, her father’s words haunt her. Who are these women he’s warning her about? After an uneasy kiss on the beach, they begin to take shape in her imagination—and in the resort, where wild nature quietly starts to push through.
SUPPORTED BY THE FLANDERS AUDIOVISUAL FUND (VAF) OF THE GOVERNMENT OF FLANDERS