Keyword Cine Uruguayo

Punta del Este was built upon a small, treasurable port town still alive in the memories of former residents and visitors. However, talk of progress has arised in present times. A kind of progress involving physical, historical, spiritual destruction. Bajo la Arena poses a crossroads between the passage of time and its ever-present traces in the landscape and in people's affections.

The story recounts the life of Guillermo, who due to isolation meets his other versions, which flourish inside his house. The death of one of them unleashes a police investigation that will make us get to know them even more thoroughly and see their looks from the other versions of him.