Content from Batiak Films

A brother and sister are hibernating. Only the sister wakes up. Human hibernation blurs the boundary between people and animals. A thought experiment equal parts sci-fi and meditation shot in searing images.

Tristán is a frustrated writer trying to publish his first novel while he works at a sugar company. But his life changes when he agrees, under mysterious circumstances, to fulfill his brother's last wish: to drive the frozen body of his brother Simón across Spain, to bury him at their's childhoods house. Although they haven't spoken for years, Tristán accepts because there is a worthwhile reward waiting for him. However it is Álex, a young hitchhiker that he will pick up, that will convince him that the obstacles he will face on this strange road trip might be the real reward needed to become a successful writer.

During an interview, Tadashi, a young Spanish-Japanese actor who plays female characters in a theatrical practice similar to kabuki, will return to the past to relive his most intimate memories.

“Tenants” tells the 2003-set story of Edwin and Maria, two immigrants from Lima, Peru, who relocated to Madrid in search of a better life. With minimal resources, they move into the only house they can afford, only to discover that it is inhabited by racist spirits who want to subjugate the couple.