OCTAVIA

OCTAVIA (2002), directed by Basilio Martín Patino.

Basilio Martin Patino’s drama Octavia is about a man who is coming home after a long time away. Rodrigo (Miguel Ángel Solá) arrives in his hometown to take part in a University symposium on espionage. He and his wife Elsa (Blanca Oteyza), meet former friends of his like his cousin Dona (Margarita Lozano). Rodrigo eventually meet Manuela (Antonia San Juan), who turns out to be Rodrigo’s daughter. Manuela reveals that Rodrigo has a granddaughter, Octavia. The protagonist confronts this new information at the same time that he wrestles with his feelings about his past.