Nine minutes that'll make you want to punch your feelings in the face—in a good way.
A young woman shares her journey of overcoming adversity after being bullied at school, recounting how she found a way to heal her emotional wounds, as well as a path to self-confidence and resilience, especially through taekwondo.
Direction
Yasmín Vásquez packs a feature's worth of heart into nine minutes.
Acting
Isabella Pimentel's vulnerability hits like a roundhouse kick.
Director
Yasmín Vásquez
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a wave of Peruvian indie cinema amplifying women's voices outside Lima's mainstream industry.
The title 'Rompe el Pasado' ('Break the Past') mirrors taekwondo's philosophy of board-breaking as metaphor for trauma.
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