There's a lot more to this film than its plot, as first-time feature director Fresnadillo toys with the theme that we can steal each others' luck and then gamble with it! It's an ingenious idea realised on screen with beauty and emotion that really grabs us and shakes us, making us think about why we do what we do. Do we sit back and rely on fate too much when we should be taking control of our lives? This is gorgeously played out on screen with a powerfully involving story and acutely focussed performances. Meanwhile, the cinematography is absolutely beautiful, capturing the Canary Island locations as if it was the surface of the moon, which in a way it is. Every "game" they play along the road is telling in a very specific way, marvelously captured by the script, direction and actors to propel us further in the story and deeper into the ideas. This is breathtaking cinema. And let's hope Fresnadillo gets a few more Spanish films in before Hollywood snaps him up.