Completed - SPANISH - Drama, Social issues, Female director - 92 minutes
As her cancer spreads, Noelia ultimately decides toreturn to her native Vieques, Puerto Rico, and claimher freedom to decide her own fate. She reunites withher friends and family, who are still dealing with thecontamination of the U.S. Navy after 60 years of militarypractices.
Year of production : 2023 Director(s) : Glorimar MARRERO SANCHEZ Writer(s) : Glorimar MARRERO SANCHEZ Cast : Isel RODRIGUEZ, Modesto LACEN Producer(s) : Jose ESTEBAN ALENDA (SOLITA FILMS SL), Amaya IZQUIERDO (AUNA PRODUCCIONES), Glorimar MARRERO (CANICA LLC)
After years of remission, Noelia’s cancer has returned and is spreading quickly. Exhausted by relentless treatment plans and pills that do more harm than good, she seeks another way out. Brushing aside her boyfriend Jorge’s well-meaning but suffocating gestures, she heads back to Vieques, the blissful eastern Puerto Rican island where she grew up; a land grappling with its own poisoning after decades of contamination from U.S. Army operations. With Hurricane Irma closing in, and alongside her mother in the serene comforts of home, Noelia looks for an answer to her pain in the land she’s always been intertwined with. In her arresting debut feature, interdisciplinary artist Glorimar Marrero Sánchez submerges us in a cinematic language of healing and reverence, casting a nuanced eye over the deeply felt wounds of colonization that seep into the fabric of daily Puerto Rican life. Isel Rodríguez embodies Noelia with grace and quiet power, laying bare the determination to reclaim her autonomy when faced with the reality of her diagnosis. Coupling lyricism and warmth, La Pecera miraculously unearths how mourning is not without hope.
Country(ies) : PUERTO RICO, SPAIN
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Habana Film Festival 2017 (Best unpublished script)Malaga Film Festival / MAFIZ 2018 (EAVE Award)Sundance Film Festival 2023 World Cinema Dramatic CompetitionBerlinale - EFM 2023