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Completed - SPANISH - Drama, Thriller - 122 minutes

Log Line

THE DAUGHTER is a dramatic thriller by director Manuel Martín Cuenca (Cannibal, The Motive) that explores the limits to our right to parenthood. The film features Javier Gutiérrez (Marshland) and Patricia López Arnaiz (While at War) and is co-produced by MOD (While at War, Biutiful and Agora).

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2020 (Debut)
  • Toronto 2020 (Line up)
  • AFM 2020 (Line up)
  • Ventana Sur 2020 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2021

Director(s) : Manuel MARTÍN CUENCA
Cast : Javier GUTIÉRREZ, Patricia LÓPEZ ARNAIZ, Irene VIRGÜEZ

Producer(s) : Mod PRODUCCIONES, La loma BLANCA

Synopsis

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 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 feeble pact will be put in jeopardy when Irene starts to feel like the life growing inside her belongs to her.

Production

Country(ies) : SPAIN

AUSTRALIA PALACE FILMS
KOREA (Sou Jun 03, 2022 ENTERMODE CORP.
SPAIN Nov 26, 2021 CARAMEL FILMS S


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Festivals and Awards

Toronto - TIFF 2021 Contemporary World Cinema
San Sebastian FF 2021 Out of Competition


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