Banda Aparte

A reflection on success and happiness from the observation of the world of amateur awards granted to artists and communicators.

Érica struggles to build a new life with her young daughter, Flor, but everything is threatened when Pedro, her ex-partner and Flor's father, is released from prison after three years. At first, everything seems fine, but the fragility is shattered when Pedro can't control his dark impulses, unleashing a family turmoil.

Flor thinks she's in vacation with her father, when in reality Pedro is kidnapping her due to the fear of not seeing her again. When Flor discovers the truth, she escapes. Érica, her mother, looks for her desperately.

A photography workshop in the Sahrawi refugee camps shows the situation of uprooted people through their own eyes. At the same time, the direc- tor tries to reestablish contact with her little sister from a Sahrawi foster care, also affected by the in- vasion of her land.