Estela is a 12 year old girl who has just fallen crazy in love with a young police cadet who wants to run away with her and get married. Trying to achieve this dream, her family will have to live the violence that is devastating the region.
cast Armado Espitia, Linda González, Juan Eduardo Palacios, Reina Torres, Ramón Álvarez
writers Gabriel Reyes, Amat Escalante
director Amat Escalante
dop Lorenzo Haerman
editor Natalia López
set and costume design Daniela Schneider
commissioning editor Meinolf Zurhorst
producers Jaime Romandía, Fiorella Moretti, Eva Eisenloeffel, Jean Labadie, Titus Kreyenberg
in coproduction with Mantarraya Producciones, Le Pacte and Lemming Film
in collaboration with ARTE
funded by Film und Medienstiftung NRW, Dutch Film Fund, Eficine, Fond Sud
distribution temperclay / unafilm
sales agent NDM
Best Director in Cannes 2013, Best Film at Munich Film Fest, Best Intl. Feature Montreal, Best Film Festival de Lima .
Official competition in Cannes 2013
Munich Film Fest, Karlovy Vary, Toronto, Sarajevo, San Sebastian, Festival de Lima, Moscow IFF