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CASTRATION
La castración
Synopsis
Lourdes, in her mid-20s, works at a casting agency and takes care of her handicapped father, since her mother abandoned them years ago without explanation. Lourdes has never had a boyfriend or a kiss, just an internet flirt. One day, her mother returns home, reopening old wounds.
Synopsis
Lourdes, in her mid-20s, works at a casting agency and takes care of her handicapped father, since her mother abandoned them years ago without explanation. Lourdes has never had a boyfriend or a kiss, just an internet flirt. One day, her mother returns home, reopening old wounds.
Our take
With a background in TV documentaries, Ivan Löwenberg brings a freewheeling camerawork to his provocatively titled debut where sexual repression and familial trauma unfurl at a passionate pace. First-time performer Victoria Santaella triumphs as a young woman who demureness belies surprising demons.