Sinopsis
An African emigrant hides in the shed of an Andalusian manor house. From there he contemplates daily life and the dynamics between the lady of the house, an eccentric and whimsical woman, and her young maid. One day he is discovered by the lady, and sometime later by the maid, but both hide it from the other, until an unforeseen event uncovers the secret.
Executive producer of more than 25 titles, including Kiki, el amor se hace, La vida de Adèle (coproduction), El orfanato, El laberinto del fauno, Celda 211. She began her career at Canal + Spain. She has collaborated with numerous festivals and has been part of the Selection Committee of Venice Days (Venice Film Festival). In 2024 she premiered at Toronto Festival Fin de fiesta, her first feature film as a director. She won the Pilar Miró Award for Best New Director at the Valladolid Festival and has also participated in numerous festivals.
Year of Production: 2024
Time: 103’
Country: Spain, Belgium
Language: Spanish, French. Original version with Spanish subtitles
Director: Elena Manrique
Cast: Edith Martínez-Val, Sonia Barba, Beatriz Arjona, Frank Feys, Carlos Bernardino
Production: Olmo Figueredo González-Quevedo, Belén Atienza, Sandra Hermida
Script: Elena Manrique
Director of Photography: Joachim Philippe
Production Companies: Story Capital, Menuetto Film, La Claqueta, Perdición Films, Think Studio, La Cruda Realidad
International Sales: Goodfellas
Distribution: A Contracorriente
Selected at Toronto Film Festival, Seminci, Seville Film Festival, Miami Film Festival, Raindance, Lux Film Fest, Rio de Janeiro Film Festival
