Carajita
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Portland Latin American Film Festival Presents: Carajita
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC & ARGENTINA / 2022
Directors: Ulises Porra and Silvina Schnicer
Drama / Spanish with English subtitles / 89 minutes
AWARDS: New Directors Award winner at San Sebastian International Film Festival 2021. Warner Media Ibero-American Feature Film Award winner at Miami Film Festival 2022. APIMA Award winner at Mar de Plata Film Festival 2021. Best Latin American Film Nominee at Mar de Plata Film Festival 2021. Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Director winner at Ibero American Competition, Guadalajara International Film Festival 2022.
Synopsis: Sara and her nanny Yarisa have a relationship that seems to transcend their class conditions. They are the closest thing to a daughter-mother, but an accident will test their intimate loyalty and the innocent illusion that nothing can separate them.