The story originates from a real case that took place in Madrid, Spain. The symbolic image at the heart of the short is directly inspired by this true event, a case that drew widespread attention in both Spanish and international media. It was the real incident itself that resonated so strongly, particularly because of its symbolic power and the unsettling portrait it offered of individuals like these in our country engaging in such acts, and, above all, the way the girls involved applauded and defended the action. What makes the story truly compelling, however, is how this real image transcends its context and speaks universally to the social tensions of our time.

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This shortfilm explores the confusion between the need to belong and the renunciation of one’s own identity, set in a college residence shaken by an initiation ritual no one will forget.

 

Another driving force behind Gamberra is the rise of the far right among young people. In an increasingly frayed and unstable world, the film observes how the need for order and belonging pushes individuals to seek refuge in rigid rules and increasingly small, closed, and exclusive communities, experienced as safe spaces.

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Gamberra peeks inside a college residence governed by normalized fascist values, upheld by tradition and nostalgia for a time the characters have not lived, but idealize as simpler and safer. This is not explicit fascism, but everyday fascism: present in rituals, language, and group complicity.

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The film examines this microcosm from the inside to understand how, under the promise of belonging, the fear of being left out perpetuates violence and silences any dissent.

It explores how the desire to belong can turn a victim into an accomplice, and how breaking that complicity comes at a price that no one is willing to pay.

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