Movie Description:
Beginning as an edge-of-your-seat noir thriller, a terrified Pilar hastily flees in the middle of the nightwith her young son as if her lifedepends on it. Reaching her sister Ana`shouse, Pilar breaks down in turmoil. Banging on Ana`s front door is Pilar`s husband, Antonio, who in a fit of ragescreams for Pilar to return home. But Pilar holds tight. WithAna`s support, Pilar is determined to save herself fromAntonio`s rage. Settling in with Ana,Pilar begins a new career, and finds a greater sense of self. Yet the very passionate Antonio is far from a one-dimensional brute, and the bondbetween Pilar and Antonio is deep- tangling together love,eroticism, and submissiveness.Their relationship has always been a potent mix of love andanger. Deeply in love, Pilar is persuaded toreturn to him, generating tremendous empathyand suspense as the couplestruggles to rebuild their relationship . But there are no simple answers in this piercing multifaceted work. Take My Eyestackles the difficult subject ofdomestic violence, broadening its cautionary tale with humor, lyricism, and a shatteredlove story.
