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A vacationing entomologist suffers extreme physical and psychological trauma after being taken captive by the residents of a poor seaside village and made to live with a woman whose life task is shoveling sand for them.

Shifting the psychological thriller into a surrealist nightmare, this film transforms a simple sand pit into a claustrophobic prison of endless, repetitive labor. The hypnotic movement of the shifting dunes creates a sense of dread that feels both ancient and deeply personal.

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