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Release Date:
February 1, 2016
Original Title:
Alba
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Caleidoscopio Cine
Production Countries:
Ecuador | Greece | Mexico
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 98
Alba, 11 years old, passes her days in silence. She loves little animals. She has learned to cope with her mother's illness, helping her to use the bathroom. Alba plays silently so that her mother can rest during the day. One night Alba's mother gets worse, and has to be taken to the hospital. With no one else to take care of her, Alba is sent to live with her father, who she hasn't seen since she was three years old. Living with her father is almost unbearable. Embarrassment, her first kiss, visits to mother in the hospital, Edgar's tender efforts to get close to her, and bullying at school; these are some of the experiences that pave Alba's journey to puberty and to self-acceptance.
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Art Direction:
Oscar Tello
Casting:
Julia Silva
Director:
Ana Cristina Barragán
Director of Photography:
Simon Brauer
Editor:
Yibrán Asuad
José María Avilés
Ana Cristina Barragán
Juan Daniel Molero
Producer:
Isabella Parra
Sound Recordist:
Nicolás Fernández
Supervising Sound Editor:
Alejandro de Icaza
Writer:
Ana Cristina Barragán
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