One-Way Cycle

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One-Way Cycle (2025)

Directed by Alicia Núñez Puerto

Animation

María narrates in first person her mother Adela's journey from Asturias to Havana in 1929. On this trip, she follows her sister Segunda, who had left years earlier and to whom she was very close. Adela, like her sister, grew up cleaning and washing clothes in the prao, a field that was always covered in snow, causing her constant ovarian pain in the cold. Painful and heavy periods are a heavy burden, but thanks to sisterhood and understanding, Adela will gain the confidence to take control of her life at the end of her journey. The story María tells us is a story of migration, one that has always existed and will continue to exist. It is also a cycle—one that repeats itself in many lives—but one that has only one meaning: it is a cycle of departure.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Alicia Núñez Puerto
Screenplay
Alicia Núñez Puerto
Director of Photography
María Pulido
Original Music Composer
Pablo Borghi
Editor
J. Martín Téllez Andrade, Alicia Núñez Puerto
Producer
Chelo Loureiro, Nuno Beato, Diogo Carvalho, Alicia Núñez Puerto

Details

Release date
2025-12-06
Genres
Animation
Original language
ES
Countries
Spain, Portugal
Production
Abano Producións, Puerto Nu, Sardinha em Lata