Opposite Direction

Running time: 120 mins

"Life is good. In spite of everything, being alive is great."

Meet Eugenia, Luis, and Vadier, three young people in Venezuela – poor, wretched, ostracized, breathtakingly beautiful Venezuela – on spring break and on the road, in search of a grandfather, a way out, and answers to unanswerable questions. On the cusp of adulthood, they are three facets of Venezuela's next generation: trying to find their place in a land that has lost its place, hope in a land that may have lost hope, and love in a world where love may be the *last* hope.  From a land in such social chaos and economic crisis, a masterpiece of such depth, poetry, and beauty can rightly be named a miracle. It is a film about memory that once seen will itself become a memory – to be treasured, to be cherished. – Charlie Cockey