Rating: ★★★★☆ (4/5)

Anyone who has ever had to clean out a parent’s home. Anyone who fears becoming invisible as they age. And anyone who understands that we don't inherit just furniture from our families; we inherit their unfinished business.

The "six lives" structure allows the film to drift into flashbacks that are deliberately hazy and fragmented. We don’t get the full truth of the mother’s affairs or disappointments; we get the daughter’s interpretation of them. This ambiguity is the film's greatest strength. It refuses to give you a neat "aha!" moment about why the mother was the way she was. If you are looking for action or a standard tearjerker, 6 Vidas may feel slow or melancholic. However, for viewers who appreciate cinema that respects the mundane details of grief—the moldy book, the un-sent letter, the dress that doesn’t fit anymore—this is a gem.