Beginning with a pivotal encounter between two men in Goiás in the 1980s, director Daniel Nolasco weaves a narrative that spans across time and, perhaps, multiple dimensions, driven by the intense forces of desire and love, as well as the suffocating weight of repression and silence. Nolasco, who was featured in Olhar’s Focus section during the pandemic, continues his distinctive and undefinable journey with a radically queer cinema that refuses to look away from the often paradoxical physical expressions of both desire and violence.

　　父亲Sergi López带着儿子深入摩洛哥南部山区，闯入一场锐舞派对寻找数月前在此类永不停歇的迷幻狂欢中失踪的女儿兼妹妹Mar。置身于电子音乐轰鸣与陌生而原始的自由氛围中，他们不断向人递出Mar的照片。希望日渐渺茫，却仍追随一群锐舞者奔赴沙漠中的终极派对。当父子俩深入灼热荒原，这场追寻之旅终将迫使他们直面自身的局限。

　　影片的主人公Vlasta是一名敬业的护士，她将全部的精力都用来照顾她的丈夫，她的女儿以及她的病人。然而一天，发生了一系列意想不到的事件，让Vlasta开始意识到，也许她自己也需要别人的照顾。

　　索菲开始了她作为护理员的新工作，负责上门照顾老年人。她迅速地面对了这份充满挑战的工作的严酷现实。这是一部精准且真实的作品，揭示了一个公众鲜少关注却至关重要的职业。

　　Beginning with a pivotal encounter between two men in Goiás in the 1980s, director Daniel Nolasco weaves a narrative that spans across time and, perhaps, multiple dimensions, driven by the intense forces of desire and love, as well as the suffocating weight of repression and silence. Nolasco, who was featured in Olhar’s Focus section during the pandemic, continues his distinctive and undefinable journey with a radically queer cinema that refuses to look away from the often paradoxical physical expressions of both desire and violence.

　　Nimet who can not have children, is constantly under the social pressure of not being able to start a family and thus feels incomplete as a woman. Furthermore, upon learning that her beloved younger sister Öznur is fertile, she starts developing envious thoughts. “Unfruitful Times” is the story of the emotional loneliness of those who can not find courage to break the mold of the society and change their lives.