Adosados
2018 · 10m
Directed by Borja Álvarez
The Sánchez family house-sits for vacationing neighbors, watering plants and feeding the dog, but Carlos has other plans: he is attracted to his neighbor and will do anything to meet her.
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A horny guy waters plants—sounds like a student thesis, plays like a Wes Anderson fever dream where the punchline is just logistics and restraint. If it lands, it's because Álvarez trusted the absurdity enough to let it breathe, which is exactly the kind of tonal confidence most comedies strangle in the crib.
The premise sits squarely in the romantic comedy tradition, but what matters is the precision of its construction—whether Álvarez sustains tension through spatial constraint and editing rhythm rather than plot contrivance. A modest entry that succeeds or fails on its formal restraint.
The architecture here is a single neighbor's house as both obstacle and stage, and the film lives or dies on how Álvarez choreographs Carlos moving through that fixed space—one moment of physical comedy or awkward stillness that crystallizes why we're watching a 10-minute film about someone watering plants instead of just scrolling past it.