Two sisters, Violeta and Eva, live in California with their mother, but every summer they travel to New Mexico, to spend time with their loving but unpredictable father, Vicente.
Over four formative summers spanning adolescence to early adulthood, the sisters learn to appreciate their father for his flaws and limitations that are inseparable from his passion and tenderness.
This powerful and deeply personal directorial debut from Alessandra Lacorazza is a nuanced study of growing up within a fragmented family as the two girls develop their own identities whilst questioning their place within their families and their communities.
Winner of the US Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at Sundance.
Dir: Alessandra Lacorazza / Featuring: Sasha Calle, Lío Mehiel, René Pérez Joglar / Country: USA / Language: English, Spanish / Duration: 95 minutes / / Genre: Drama / Rating: Not yet rated SOME SUBTITLES
“This is a lovely, tender, and pitch-perfect first film by a very talented new voice.” - Claudia Puig, FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
“It increases in power as it proceeds, as Violeta and Eva grow older and gain sharper understandings of their father’s flaws.” - Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times
Watch the trailer here https://youtu.be/APvACC3sgU8
The Monday Cinema series is part of the Toronto International Film Festival Film Circuit and is presented by Trail and District Arts Council at The Royal Theatre, 1597 Bay Avenue, Trail.
Tickets $13 at tickets.trail-arts.com or call the Box Office at 250-368-9669 Monday to Friday from 12-4 pm.
Only 143 tickets are available for this screening. If tickets are available, they will go on sale at the venue when the doors open 30 minutes before the screening.