🎬Forgotten Roads

Following the death of her husband, 70-year-old Claudina (Rosa Ramírez Ríos) finds herself in a state of financial and emotional stagnation. With few options left, she packs up her life and moves to the small, deeply religious, and traditional town of Lautaro to live with her protective daughter, Alejandra (Gabriela Arancibia), and her young grandson. Claudina expects her remaining years to be defined by quiet conformity, routine, and the lonely shadow of mourning.

Her world completely shifts when she meets her next-door neighbor, Elsa (Romana Satt), a vibrant, independent, and spirited woman of a similar age.

As the two women spend more time together, a deep, magnetic connection develops, quickly blossoming from a supportive friendship into a passionate, secret romantic relationship. This sudden awakening forces Claudina to confront the rigid prejudices of her daughter and the intense, judgmental gossip of the highly religious local community. Amidst a town obsessed with local UFO sightings—which function as a beautiful, metaphorical backdrop for escaping earthly restrictions—Claudina must decide whether to retreat into the safety of expectations or boldly walk down her own path toward authentic freedom.

💡 Did You Know? 🧠
A Radical Perspective on Age: Director Nicol Ruiz Benavides deliberately wrote the film to combat the invisibility of older women in cinema, particularly regarding older queer women, whose romantic and sexual lives are rarely depicted with such tenderness and intimacy on screen.

The Magic Realism Element: The Spanish title, La Nave del Olvido, translates to "The Ship of Oblivion" or "The Spaceship of Forgetfulness." The town's collective obsession with alien encounters serves as a clever metaphor for Claudina feeling like an outsider who ultimately discovers her own "spaceship" to freedom.

A Legendary Lead Actress: Rosa Ramírez Ríos, who delivers a beautifully subtle and internal performance as Claudina, is a highly respected figure in Chilean theater, famously known for her work in La Negra Ester, one of the most celebrated plays in Chile's history.

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