Daughter of Rage

2022 Nicaraguan film
  • 10 September 2022 (2022-09-10) (TIFF)
  • 21 April 2023 (2023-04-21) (Spain)
Running time
91 minutesCountriesNicaragua
Mexico
Netherlands
Germany
France
NorwayLanguageSpanish

Daughter of Rage (Spanish: La hija de todas las rabias, lit. 'The daughter of all rages') is a 2022 drama film written, directed and co-produced by Laura Baumeister de Montis in her directorial debut achieved the milestone of becoming the first Nicaraguan woman to direct a fiction film..[2] It is about María who is abandoned by her mother in a recycling plant where she is forced to work with other children.[3] Starring Ara Alejandra Medal.[4] It is a co-production between Nicaragua, Mexico, the Netherlands, Germany, France and Norway.[5]

Synopsis

María, 11 years old, lives with her mother Lilibeth on the edge of a huge garbage dump. Her future depends on selling a litter of purebred puppies to a local gang member. When the deal falls through, Lilibeth is forced to go to the outskirts of the city and leave Maria in a recycling factory where she has to stay working. Days go by and the mother does not return. Maria feels lost, bewildered, and angry. One night, María meets Tadeo, a noble and dreamy child who is determined to help her reunite with her mother.[6]

Cast

The actors participating in this film are:[7][8]

  • Ara Alejandra Medal as María
  • Carlos Gutiérrez as Tadeo
  • Virginia Raquel Sevilla García as Lilibeth
  • Diana Sedano as Rosa
  • Noé Hernández as Raúl

Production

Casting began on January 10, 2020, in Nicaragua with plans to start filming in the following 2 months.[9] But it was delayed 10 months due to the COVID-19 Pandemic,[10] forcing the protagonist girl to be changed for another.[11]

Release

Festivals

Daughter of Rage had its world premiere on September 10, 2022, at the 47th Toronto International Film Festival,[12] to then be screened on September 18, 2022, at the 70th San Sebastián International Film Festival,[13][14] on October 8, 2022, at the 27th Busan International Film Festival,[15] on November 12, 2022, at the Oslo Films from the South Festival,[16] on November 26, 2022, at the 40th Torino Film festival,[17] on February 8, 2023, at the 38th Santa Barbara International Film Festival,[18] on March 7, 2023, at the Kosmorama Trondheim International Film Festival,[19] on March 9, 2023, at the Miami International Film Festival,[20] on March 10, 2023, at the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights Geneva,[21] on March 22, 2023, at the 39th Villeurbanne Festival Reflets du cinéma ibérique et Latino-américain,[22] on March 25, 2023, at the 15th Movies That Matter Festival,[23] on March 27, 2023, at the Cleveland International Film Festival,[24] on April 15, 2023, at the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival[25] & San Francisco International Film Festival,[26] on April 20, 2023, at the 39th Chicago Latino Film Festival,[27] on June 12, 2023, at the 22nd Transilvania International Film Festival[28] and on August 16, 2023, at the 27th Lima Film Festival.[29]

Theatrical

It was released commercially on April 21, 2023, in Spanish theaters[30] to later expand to the Swiss market on July 6, 2023.[31]

Accolades

Year Award / Festival Category Recipient Result Ref.
2022 San Sebastian International Film Festival New Directors Award Daughter of Rage Nominated [32][33][34]
Best Project of the VIII Europe-Latin America Co-production Forum Won
EFADs-CAACI Award Won
Artekino International Prize Won
Biarritz Latin America Festival Biarrots Award Won [35][36]
French Syndicate of Film Critics Award Won
Oslo Films from the South Festival New Voices Award - Best Feature Film Nominated [37]
Morelia International Film Festival Morelia Quorum - First Feature 2022 Won [38]
Torino Film festival Best Film Nominated [39]
2023 Miami International Film Festival First Feature Award Nominated [40]
Cleveland International Film Festival New Direction Competition Nominated [41]
Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival Emerging Filmmaker Award Nominated [42]
Emerging Filmmaker Award - Special Jury Prize Won
Platino Awards Best First Feature Film Nominated [43][44]
San Francisco International Film Festival Cine Latino Jury Award Won [45]
Lima Film Festival Best Picture Nominated [46][47]

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