[LAS NIÑAS]

Spanish director Pilar Palomero's debut feature, produced by Valérie Delpierre and Alex Lafuente (SUMMER 1993), is a '90s-set coming-of-age tale which explores the tensions and anxieties of adolescence against the backdrop of Spain's immediate post-Franco years. Fifteen years of democracy separate the country from the dictator's rule, but the Catholic church with its prevailing moral code still dominates much of society. It's 1992 and 11-year-old Celia (Andrea Fandos) lives in the provincial town of Zaragoza with her mother (Natalia de Molina, QUIÉN TE CANTARÁ). She studies at a strict religious school run by nuns and is a responsible student and considerate daughter. But when the impossibly cool Brisa (Zoe Arnao) arrives from the far more cosmopolitan Barcelona, the two girls unexpectedly become fast friends, and Celia soon finds herself swept up in a rebellious clique. With her eyes newly opened to the world, Celia begins to raise questions about her own family background, including the fate of her absent father. Winner, Best Film, Best Spanish Film and Best Cinematography, 2020 Málaga Spanish Film Festival. Official Selection, 2020 Berlin and Chicago film festivals.

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