: For the parents, the return is a confrontation with a crushing reality they never truly overcame, characterized by a "tenderly poisoned" overprotection of the twins.
The directors employ a "stark, almost documentary-style realism" in portraying the psychological toll of grief. The film's aesthetic is heavily influenced by the warm, sensual photography of Vasco Viana, which contrasts the "splendor of the places" with the "underground violence of repressed feelings". Soleil battant subtitles Spanish
The story follows Gabriel and Iris, a young couple who return to a family holiday home in Portugal with their six-year-old twin daughters, Emma and Zoé. The idyllic summer setting—filled with river swimming and children's laughter—masks a haunting tragedy: years prior, the couple lost another daughter, Lila, who drowned in the property's pool. The film's tension stems from how this past resurfaces: : For the parents, the return is a
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