Andrei Rautu’s short drama Sea Salt is about the silent struggle of
a dysfunctional couple. Laura and Robert seem frustrated with one another but
have no idea how to voice their problems apart from a couple of passive
aggressive attempts – he asks her what she is thinking about and she answers
“I’m thinking about us” after which she sighs and stares at the ceiling in a
dismal manner. They seem bored with one another, always on their phones
ignoring the menace that exists between them. They drive to the beach, perhaps
in an attempt to reconnect but when they step out of the car they walk
separately, alienated from one another and from themselves as individuals. When
she returns to the car to warm up, she begins to squirm in her seat anxiously
while tears begin to flow. Back by the dreary sea, Robert stares down at the
waves crashing against the rocks. The water is stubborn just like their
relationship, but, like the waves breaking on the shore, they must break the
silence between them, and they do.
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