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LAS NIÑAS

LAS NIÑAS
Schoolgirls

Regie Pilar Palomero
Spanien 2020

Produktion Valérie Delpierre, Alex Lafuente
Buch Pilar Palomero
Kamera Daniela Cajías
Montage Sofi Escudé
Musik Carlos Naya
mit Andrea Fandos, Natalia de Molina, Zoé Arnao, Julia Sierra, Francesca Piñón, Ainara Nieto, Elisa Martinez, Carlota Gurpeguí

Spanisch
dt. Einsprache · engl. UT · 97 Min.
empfohlen ab 11 Jahren

So, 23.02. 13:00 Uhr Urania
Mo, 24.02. 15:30 Uhr Filmtheater am Friedrichshain
Mi, 26.02. 17:00 Uhr Cubix 8
Fr, 28.02. 09:30 Uhr Zoo Palast 1

Im Chor der katholischen Mädchenschule darf Celias Stimme nicht erklingen. In stummer Akzeptanz hat sie sich den konservativen Geboten einer von Farben und Individualität weitestgehend ent- sättigten Umgebung angepasst. Die Ankunft der neuen Mitschülerin Brisa rüttelt Celia aus ihrem Gleichmut und weckt an der Schwelle zur Adoleszenz ihr Begehren nach den verschiedenen Facetten und Nuancen des Lebens. Schnell werden die beiden Vertraute und Ver- bündete gegen die starren Regeln der Autoritäten. In kleinen Gesten der Rebellion findet Celia den Mut, ihre wachsenden Zweifel an der bestehenden Werteordnung im Spanien der 1990er-Jahre auszu- drücken. Sie formuliert Fragen nach ihrer Herkunft, über die Celias Mutter sich bislang ausgeschwiegen hat.

In the Catholic girls‘ school choir, Celia‘s voice must not be heard. But her mute acceptance of the conservative dictates of an environment utterly bereft of colour and individuality is soon shaken up by the arrival of a new classmate, Brisa. Standing on the threshold of adolescence, Celia discovers a thirst for life in all its multifaceted glory. A bond quickly develops between the two girls, and together they rail against the authority figures and their rigid rules. In small acts of rebellion, Celia finds the courage to express her growing distrust of the value system governing her world in 1990s Spain, as questions start to form about her own family background – a topic on which her mother has always kept silent.

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