The slums of San José, Costa Rica. While a mother goes to work at night, her eldest daughter has her boyfriend round, although she is expressly forbidden to. Her sister snitches. Lovely little drama by the maker of Agua fría de mar (VPRO Tiger Award nomination, 2010).
Featured in these combined programmes
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Short Stories 2: Capricious Woman
Unfulfilled desires, unexpected emancipation and nonconformist behaviour: these women do not undergo the fate that awaits them without resistance.
Film details
- Countries of production
- Costa Rica, France
- Year
- 2008
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2010
- Length
- 12'
- Medium/Format
- 35mm
