The film then goes back in time three days . Verónica is a 15-year-old girl living with her mother and three siblings in an apartment in the working-class district of Vallecas , Madrid . Their father died recently and their mother works long hours at a bar to support the family , leaving Verónica in charge of her younger siblings : twins Lucia and Irene , and Antoñito . On the day of the solar eclipse , her teacher explains how some ancient cultures used eclipses to stage human sacrifices and summon dark spirits
solar eclipse
Solar eclipse of July 11, 1991
Verónica (2017 Spanish film)