Yesterday Never Ends

J. arrives from Germany to Barcelona to reunite with C. after five years. They wait inside an abandoned building, and a tentative conversation begins under a fragile, tense atmosphere. The setup signals the weight of their unresolved grief.

They exchange small talk while a fragile tension hangs between them. The conversation slowly reveals the emotional distance built over years.

A series of flashbacks slices through the present, showing sharp words and insults that threaded their history. The glimpses hint at the deep hurt beneath their reunion.

C goes to the bathroom, and J talks on the phone in German, underscoring the distance that still divides them. The moment highlights how distance lingers even as they face each other.

C accuses him of abandoning her on New Year’s Eve, and he offers a quiet apology, setting the stage for a conversation about grief and accountability.

The looming burden of Dani's bureaucratic maze hangs over them, a sign of a country battered by economic crisis. C has carved out a precarious life, living in her car and moving through improvised shelters.

J reveals that he is married to another woman and they are expecting a child, and he says he is writing a book inspired by his experiences. C challenges the project, calling it a self-help memoir that uses Dani’s memory.

C questions the memoir's use of Dani, calling the project self-serving, and she presses for more details about his marriage. The moment tests the boundaries of honesty and loyalty between them.

J leaves, but returns with a blunt truth: there is no official aid coming, and the building isn’t what she claimed. The revelation softens the moment into a tentative reconciliation as they drift into memories of better times.

J explains why he walked away on New Year’s Eve: he could not bear the way she was coping with the loss. This confession reframes their conflict within shared grief.

He shares that the Bernstein song It Must Be So once helped him move forward, and as he sings it, they share a tender, if fragile, hug.

Before parting, he asks her to visit Dani’s grave together; she declines. The rejection marks a pause in their reconciliation and leaves open the possibility of healing on a separate path.

He goes to the grave alone, crying out his grief, and is joined by her as she arrives from behind to offer support. The moment is intimate and hints at potential healing.

A flashback reveals a moment when they danced and kissed, a memory that lingers as both a reminder of love and a compass for coping with their loss. The scene suggests a path toward quiet, shared healing.