Amid her grief, Marina must suffer silently
as Orlando's
family — he was married with adult children before leaving them for Marina —
slowly begin to push her out of Orlando's apartment,
car, and life, exceptionally bitter at the person in front of them they deeply resent and don't care to understand.
Muntean lets his film unfold at a deliberate pace, letting Vali
slowly insert himself into Sandu's personal space
as time goes on (first outside by his
car, then chatting up his
family members in the stairwell and eventually winding up hanging out with his son in his apartment).