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Paula, Raúl, and Dani could be just another family. They look like one. They live together, share routines, celebrate birthdays, and say goodbye at the school gate. But there is one detail that changes everything: Dani is not Paula's biological son. And that, for the law, is enough to invalidate any bond.

'After the Summer' immerses us in the story of a woman who has embraced motherhood with all that it entails—dedication, care, unconditional love—but who now faces the abyss of losing the child she considers her son. The couple's separation threatens to break not only a romantic relationship but also a familial one, and what is at stake is not just Paula's role but Dani's emotional well-being.

Can someone stop being a mother overnight just because there is no paper that says so? How does a mother say goodbye to a child she is not allowed to call her own? With sensitivity and without cheap shots, the film presents an intimate conflict that challenges society as a whole: what are bonds really made of? Is DNA stronger than affection?

By focusing on the heartbreak of an unwanted farewell and the legal void that silences real connections, it invites us to look beyond labels and to question what it ultimately means to be a mother.