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The Daughter (La hija)

Directed by Manuel Martin Cuenca
Spain
2021
122 mins

Irene is a fifteen-year-old who lives in a center for juvenile offenders. She just got pregnant and is determined to turn her life around with the help of Javier, an educator at the center.

Javier offers her the chance to secretly come live with him and his wife, Adela, in the house they have in a remote and rugged spot in the mountains so she can hide and comfortably carry out her pregnancy. The only condition is that, in exchange, she agrees to give them the baby she is carrying in her womb.

This fragile pact is put in jeopardy when Irene starts to feel that the life growing inside her belongs to her.

  • Year
    2021
  • Country
    Spain
  • Language
    Spanish
  • Premiere Status
    Florida Premiere
  • Director
    Manuel Martin Cuenca
  • Cast
    Javier Gutiérrez, Patricia López Arnaiz, Irene Virgüez
  • Writer
    Alejandro Hernández, Manuel Martín Cuenca
  • Cinematographer
    Marc Gómez del Moral
  • Editor
    Ángel Hernández Zoido
  • Genre
    Drama, Mystery/Thriller
  • Theme
    Drama, Spain

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