El despertar de las hormigas
2019
Betta Films (Costa Rica)
Genre: Drama
Locations: Costa Rica
Year of production: 2019
Language: Spanish
Sales: FiGa Films
Cast: Daniella Valenciano, Leynar Gómez
With the support of: ICAA, Ibermedia Program, ProArtes & Fauno.
Festivals: 2019 Berlinale Premiere, 2020 Goya Award nomination for Best Ibero-American Film, Platino Award for Cinema and Education in Values, Grand Jury Prize in the Ibero-American category at the Seattle International Film Festival, Best Foreign Film at the Festival de Cinema de Gramado, and the Special Jury Prize at the Seoul International Women’s Film Festival, among others.
On the surface, Isa’s life seems lovely: adorable daughters, a pleasant husband. But her surrealist imaginings suggest a revolt against the pressures placed on her. Soon she finds herself awakening to her own long-suppressed sexuality and the possibilities of a life lived on her own terms.
DIRECTOR’S FILMOGRAPHY
MEMORIAS DE UN CUERPO QUE ARDE / 2024 / Feature film / Panorama Audience Award at Berlinale.