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In a solitary town nestled in the Mexican mountains, the girls wear boyish haircuts and have hiding places underground. Ana and her two best friends take over the houses of those who have fled and dress up as women when no one is watching. In their own impenetrable universe, magic and joy abound; meanwhile, their mothers train them to flee from those who turn them into slaves or ghosts. But one day, one of the girls doesn’t make it to her hideout in time. Liberally adapted from Jennifer Clement’s eponymous 2014 novel.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Festival de Cannes 2021
Un Certain Regard
Special Mention
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2021
Horizontes Latinos
Horizontes Award
RTVE- Another Look Award
Spanish Cooperation Award

Forqué Awards 2021
José María Forqué 27th Edition Award to the
BEST LATIN AMERICAN FILM OF THE YEAR
Platino Awards 2022
3 nominations:
Best Ibero-American fiction film.
Best direction (Tatiana Huezo).
Best supporting female performance (Ana Cristina Ordoñez González).
Goyas Awards 2023
1 nomination:
Best Ibero-American film