At just thirteen, Azucena is forced to leave her newborn son in an orphanage following an unwanted pregnancy. Eighteen years later, when they meet again, Julio is now a teenager. Their bodies resemble each other, and it is precisely on these bodies and their instinctive connection with nature that Hiedra, the first Ecuadorian film in competition at Venice, focuses, exploring the bond between mother and son through an intimacy of glances, gestures, and resemblances. A story suspended between desire, identity, and recognition.