Tomorrow Is Today

Tomorrow Is Today

Year: 2022

Runtime: 108 mins

Language: Spanish

Director: Nacho G. Velilla

Comedy

During a 1991 family vacation, a teenage daughter plans to elope with her boyfriend, causing a family crisis. In an extraordinary turn of events, the parents are then transported to the year 2022, offering them a unique opportunity to witness the significant changes and evolution that Spain has undergone over three decades.

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1

Family arrives at the beach for 1991 summer holidays

José Luis Gaspar takes Pilar and their two teenagers, Lucia and Rodrigo, to the beach for their 1991 summer holidays. Lucia argues with her family and leaves with her boyfriend Charly to attend a carnival. The rest of the family goes out to sea in a paddle boat, setting up the initial family fracture that frames the story.

1991 Beach
2

Lucia leaves with Charly for carnival

Lucia's argument with her family leads her to leave with Charly and head to the carnival. Jose and Pilar feel torn as the family unit splits, increasing tension. The afternoon continues without Lucia as the others remain at sea on the paddle boat.

1991 Beach
3

Thunderstorm transports family to 2022

A sudden thunderstorm overtakes the paddle boat and the family is swept into a time jump. They find themselves in the year 2022, in a future version of their neighborhood. The shock of time displacement sets the new stakes for their attempt to reunite and return.

2022 Sea near the beach
4

In 2022, the truth about Lucia's death emerges

In the future, the family meets Quique, Rodrigo's childhood friend now grown into a middle-aged man. He explains that Lucia died at the carnival in 1991, and the family suspects Charly is involved. The revelation deepens the mystery and motivates their plan to bring Lucia back.

2022 Future neighborhood
5

Ana Clara and Elvirita as guides

Jose finds fortune teller Ana Clara and her cousin Elvirita, who may help with time travel. Ana Clara possesses Lucia's bracelet from 1991, a clue the family hopes will unlock a way back. Pilar and Rodrigo begin adapting to the future while focusing on the mystery.

2022 Fortune teller's shop
6

Pilar and Rodrigo adjust to life in 2022

Pilar secures a job at a fashion boutique, and Rodrigo tries to resume school life with Quique's help. They start building routines in the 2022 city and slowly integrate into a new normal. The family bonds begin to strengthen despite the timeline disruption.

2022 City, 2022
7

Confrontation with Charly at an open house

Jose and Ana Clara spot a visibly older Charly advertising his family condo in a 2022 open house and demand a murder confession. Charly flees, triggering a tense confrontation that highlights the danger Lucia faced. The moment heightens the urgency of their mission.

2022 Charly's condo/open house
8

Charly is struck by a car

Charly runs away from the confrontation and is hit by a random car, witnessed by Pilar. The incident reinforces the possibility that Charly was involved in Lucia's death and complicates the family's mission. The family grapples with the consequences of their pursuit.

2022 Street near condo
9

Dinner at Quique's condo and a tense warning

That night they have a family dinner at Quique's condo, where Pilar berates Jose for getting a man killed. The argument exposes the emotional cost of their quest and the strain on family bonds. The dinner underscores the stakes of their time-travel intervention.

2022 Quique's condo
10

The second trip to 1991 begins

Jose sets out to travel back to 1991 again, paddling toward another thunderstorm, this time with Pilar and Rodrigo joining at the last moment. The plan succeeds, and they arrive back in 1991, believing only an hour or two has passed. The family prepares to intervene to save Lucia.

1991 Sea
11

Back in 1991, Lucia is alive; plan to prevent her death

The family returns to the beach in 1991 with Lucia alive, thinking only a short time has passed. They set out to prevent her death by altering plans around the carnival. The dynamic shifts as they prepare for the events to come.

1991 Beach
12

Carnival preparations and Lucia's resistance

The plan includes hosting a grand birthday party to warn Lucia and explain the time travel. Lucia believes they are lying and leaves with Charly, complicating the rescue attempt. The family follows to the carnival, hoping to intervene.

1991 Carnival (1991)
13

At the carnival: Ana Clara, Elvirita, and the bracelet

At the carnival, Lucia and Charly meet teen Ana Clara and Elvirita, and a smartphone containing footage of Lucia's gravestone is revealed. Jose shows Ana Clara Lucia's bracelet, and Ana Clara uses her clairvoyant powers to guide them toward the Ferris wheel. The group races to find a way to change Lucia's fate.

1991 Carnival, 1991
14

Tragic fall: Jose dies trying to rescue Lucia

Quique kisses Lucia; he tries to assault her in a jealous rage, creating danger. Jose climbs the Ferris wheel to rescue Lucia but slips and falls from the carriage, dying. The hopeful mission collapses, leaving the others to confront the consequences.

1991 Ferris wheel, Carnival
15

Back in 2022, the family continues the search

In 2022, the older Pilar, Rodrigo, Lucia, and Charly (now married to Lucia), along with Lucia and Charly's adolescent daughter, Ana Clara, and Elvirita, go to the beach ahead of a thunderstorm and paddle out into the next attempt to bring Jose back. The time loop remains unresolved, but the family remains determined.

2022 Beach

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