Oliverio’s mother, who struggles with her own psychological trauma and hallucinations of a cockroach infestation.

In the wake of sudden family tragedy, thirteen-year-old Oliverio chooses a radical form of stillness: he refuses to leave a lounge chair by his family's swimming pool. This paper analyzes how the film uses this "static state" as a metaphor for adolescent grief, nihilsm, and the eventual path toward self-forgiveness.

Twin uncles, Remo and Rómulo, who provide a unique perspective on the family’s shifting dynamics.