7 February 2012

Agua fría de mar



Paz Fábrega : 2010
Cold Water of the Sea

On a winter holiday, Mariana and Rodrigo drive to the Costa Rican coast where he has to sell a property. There, they find a seven-year-old girl Karina, late at night and in the middle of nowhere. She tells them she ran away from home. They try to help her but Karina is unforthcoming and in the morning has disappeared, gone back to rejoin her family. The brief encounter has a disorienting effect on Mariana, setting off an existential crisis. This visually stunning, powerful and contemplative debut feature examines a young woman's inner turmoil shown through the reckless actions of a small, wilful girl.

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