A mother's grief rewinds through Venezuela's darkest chapter — memory as rebellion.
After the suicide of her son, Amanda starts to question her life and the decisions she made when she was young. This movie take us back to Venezuela in the 1950s through the memories of Amanda Contreras, between of the dictatorship of Marcos Perez Jimenez.
Direction
Marilda Vera's fearless female gaze on Latin American trauma.
Cinematography
1950s Venezuela recreated as nostalgic nightmare.
Director
Marilda Vera
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Venezuela's brief democratic spring, it captures the Pérez Jiménez era before Chávez rewrote the narrative.
Director Marilda Vera fought distribution battles for years; this remains her most accessible work internationally.
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