Overview
- The feature screened in competition in Málaga on Thursday after earning three awards in Tallinn.
- The narrative follows 12-year-old Carmela’s perspective to explore the impact of gender violence on minors.
- De Paz and co-writer Núria Dunjó developed the project through multi-year interviews with survivors, perpetrators, lawyers and psychologists.
- The film favors suggestion over explicitness, prompting viewers to question social and judicial responses to abuse.
- Theatrical release in Spain is set for April 10, with the director citing recent femicide and child-death figures to underline its urgency.