Alba (2017)

  • NR
  • 01/08/2017 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 38m

Overview

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.

Ana Cristina Barragán

Director, Writer

Cast

Macarena Arias's headshot

Macarena Arias

Alba
Pablo Aguirre Andrade's headshot

Pablo Aguirre Andrade

Igor
Amaia Merino's headshot

Amaia Merino

Mamá
Fernanda Molestina's headshot

Fernanda Molestina

Eva
Isabel Borje's headshot

Isabel Borje

Mara Appel's headshot

Mara Appel

Maisa Herrera's headshot

Maisa Herrera

María Pareja's headshot

María Pareja

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