Anime Like Nasu: Summer in Andalusia
Pepe is caught between two finishes on the same day: the Vuelta stage rolling through his hometown, and his brother's wedding to the woman he never got over. The film treats cycling strategy like chess, explaining the real geometry of team racing without ever stopping to lecture you. Twenty-five minutes is barely enough time, but that's the point, everything that matters happens in the gap between what Pepe wants and what he's supposed to do.
SYNOPSIS
Pepe rides as a support cyclist in the Vuelta a España, the grueling multi-stage race spanning Spain. His job is simple: help his team's star rider win. But simple work becomes complicated when the race route passes through his small Andalusian hometown, and worse, on the exact day his older brother marries Carmen, the woman Pepe once loved. That heartbreak drove him away years ago, chasing cycling glory as an escape. Now he's facing the hard truth that his career never became what he imagined. His team is already cutting him loose, and sponsors are backing away. When the race hits his doorstep and his family gathers to watch, something shifts inside him. Instead of protecting his team leader's position, Pepe decides to fight for his own shot at victory. It's a desperate gamble, one that could cost him everything or finally prove he made the right choice leaving home. The road stretches ahead, and Pepe has nothing left to lose.
