Tilda Swinton stars as Jessica Holland, a Scottish botanist in Bogotá, Colombia, who is suddenly plagued by a mysterious, deep sonic boom that only she can hear. She tries to find out what it was. And wonders if she heard it at all. Or if it was something from another time, place or universe. Or was it just in her head? She consults with a sound engineer who tries to recreate the sound from her description. The next day, he's gone and nobody knew him.
She continues her search which lands her in a remote jungle village where she meets a much older man, who has the same name, Hernán, as the sound engineer. He lives a reclusive life. He reveals that he is an "antenna" for the memories of the Earth, and he has a unique ability to connect with the planet's history and its past inhabitants. You can probably see where this is going - something otherworldly and off-piste!
The finale of the film throws much of what's gone before out the window as the film shifts gear doing a 180 in genre/theme! So I'll say no more. The cinematography is lovely, with long, lingering shots - and the sounds cleverly let us in on what she's hearing and going through. And of course, it's the Tilda Show throughout, showing everyone once again how to act. Well worth a look but be warned - it's often a head-scratcher (at least until the final act)!
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