The submerged forest

The meeting of two women marked by the past, a survivor of the Argentine military dictatorship and the Spanish woman who illegally adopted her biological daughter, will make them confront their dark secrets and guilt in the middle of a mysterious forest that floods once a year, stirring up the roots and everything hidden in the earth.

Technical information

Director: Marina Seresesky

Screenwriter: Marina Seresesky

Producer: Álvaro Lavín
Film producer: Meridional Producciones (Madrid), El Gatoverde Producciones (Madrid), Lume Productions (Italia), Quantica Filmes (Brasil)

Original language: Castellano

Genre: Drama

Format: HD 2.35:1

Duration: 90

Funds

Start of filming: 13/10/2025

End of filming: 28/11/2025

Presupuesto total: 2.300.000 €

Budget secured: 1.200.000 €

Institutional support:
Development Aid from the Community of Madrid

Marina Seresesky

Director

“Islands”. 90 min. 2024. Script and direction. With Ana Belén
“No instructions”. 95 min. 2024. Direction. With Paco León
“Let the dance begin”. 88 min, 2023. Script and direction. With Darío Grandinetti and Mercedes Morán
“A remarkable tale”. 90 min, 2019. Script and direction. With Carmen Machi.
“The open door”. 84 min, 2016. Script and direction. With Carmen Machi and Terele Pávez
“The wedding”. 12 min, 2012. Script and direction
“Mothers 15 cents a minute”. 52 min, 2011. Script and direction
“The cortege”. 14 min, 2010. Script and direction

Filmography

Meridional Producciones (Madrid), El Gatoverde Producciones (Madrid), Lume Productions (Italia), Quantica Filmes (Brasil)

1. Islas. Fiction feature film written and directed by Marina Seresesky. Starring Ana Belén, Manu Vega, Jorge Usón, and Eva Llorach. 2024.

2. Empieza el baile. Fiction feature film written and directed by Marina Seresesky. Starring Darío Grandinetti, Mercedes Morán, and Jorge Marrale. 2023.

3. La puerta abierta. Fiction feature film written and directed by Marina Seresesky. Starring Carmen Machi, Terele Páez, and Asier Etxeandía. 2016.

Álvaro Lavín

Producer

“Islands”. 90 min. 2024. Feature Film by Marina Seresesky. With Ana Belén.
“Let the dance begin”. 88 min, 2023. Feature Film by Marina Seresesky. With Darío Grandinetti, Mercedes Morán and Jorge Marrale.
“The open door”. 84 min, 2016. Feature Film by Marina Seresesky. With Carmen Machi, Terele Pávez and Asier Etxeandía.
“The wedding”. 12 min, 2012. Short Film by Marina Seresesky.
“Mothers 15 cents a minute”. 52 ​​min, 2011. Documentary by Marina Seresesky.
“The cortege”. 14 min, 2010. Short Film by Marina Seresesky.