María Margarita is the youngest of four siblings in a family living in a mining town in the Atacama Desert (Chile). The most special time of the week for this family is Sunday, when they all go to the movies to enjoy stories that let them escape their everyday lives by transporting them to other worlds. The girl’s parents soon realise that the little girl has a very special gift: an almost uncanny ability to recount movies. The girl’s extraordinary talent will spread throughout the village, changing the fortunes of her family as the country is transformed forever.
Keywords
- Premios Goya
- Spanish Cinema
Actors
- Bérénice Bejo
- Antonio de la Torre
- Daniel Brühl
- Sara Becker
- Alondra Valenzuela
Director
- Lone Scherfig
Drama
1h 56min
SPANISH
DUTCH
FRENCH
A young girl's gift for retelling the plots of Hollywood movies transforms her family's life in rural Chile in the 1970s.
A young girl's gift for retelling the plots of Hollywood movies transforms her family's life in rural Chile in the 1970s.
María Margarita is the youngest of four siblings in a family living in a mining town in the Atacama Desert (Chile). The most special time of the week for this family is Sunday, when they all go to the movies to enjoy stories that let them escape their everyday lives by transporting them to other worlds. The girl’s parents soon realise that the little girl has a very special gift: an almost uncanny ability to recount movies. The girl’s extraordinary talent will spread throughout the village, changing the fortunes of her family as the country is transformed forever.
Cast & Crew
Director
Lone Scherfig
Cast
Bérénice Bejo
Cast
Antonio de la Torre
Cast
Daniel Brühl
Cast
Sara Becker
Cast
Alondra Valenzuela