Alba

Story

Synopsis

Alba, 11 years old, passes her days in silence. She loves little animals. She has learned to cope with her mother's illness, helping her to use the bathroom. Alba plays silently so that her mother can rest during the day. One night Alba's mother gets worse, and has to be taken to the hospital. With no one else to take care of her, Alba is sent to live with her father, who she hasn't seen since she was three years old. Living with her father is almost unbearable. Embarrassment, her first kiss, visits to mother in the hospital, Edgar's tender efforts to get close to her, and bullying at school; these are some of the experiences that pave Alba's journey to puberty and to self-acceptance.

Director

Ana Cristina Barragán

Writers

Ana Cristina Barragán

Language

Spanish; Castilian

Country

Ecuador, Greece, Mexico

Release date

1 February 2016

Ensemble

Cast

• Macarena Arias

  Alba

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  Pablo Aguirre Andrade

  Igor

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  Amaia Merino

  Mamá

• Fernanda Molestina

  Eva

• Isabel Borje

• Mara Appel

• Maisa Herrera

• María Pareja