Synopsis
In a never-ending misty dump in Nicaragua, eight-year-old Maria faces
her mother’s neglect and struggling life. When she accidentally kills
the new born puppies about to be sold, she’s taken to work and live in a
recycling factory as punishment. Maria will learn ways to survive and
accept this abandonment, using her fertile imagination...
Project Details
Script & Director: Laura Baumeister
D.o.P.: Teresa Kuhn
A coproduction of:
Filipa Film (Nicaragua)MartFilms (Mexico)
Halal Films (Netherlands)
Heimatfilm (Germany)
Promenades Film (France)
Festivals
San Sebastian’s 8th Europe-Latin America Co-production Forum 2019
World Premiere: Toronto International Film Festival 2022 (Section: Discovery)
Europe Premiere: San Sebastiàn 2022 (Section: New Directors)
Filmfest München 2023 (Section International Independents)
World Premiere: Toronto International Film Festival 2022 (Section: Discovery)
Europe Premiere: San Sebastiàn 2022 (Section: New Directors)
Filmfest München 2023 (Section International Independents)
Awards
San Sebastian’s 8th Europe-Latin America Co-production Forum 2019 - Best Project Award
San Sebastian’s 8th Europe-Latin America Co-production Forum 2019 - Efads-Caaci Grant
San Sebastian’s 8th Europe-Latin America Co-production Forum 2019 - Artekino International Prize
Torino Film Lab Funds 2021 - TFL Audience Design Fund 2021
San Sebastian’s 8th Europe-Latin America Co-production Forum 2019 - Efads-Caaci Grant
San Sebastian’s 8th Europe-Latin America Co-production Forum 2019 - Artekino International Prize
Torino Film Lab Funds 2021 - TFL Audience Design Fund 2021