Overview
A college professor tries to deal with the frustrations of her life as she drifts uncomfortably into middle age. Elvira Minguez plays Sara, a 40-year-old single mother who teaches at a university while sharing her home with her teenage daughter Virginia and her boyfriend Adrian. Lately, Sara has not been getting along well with her friends and has very mixed feelings about Virginia's openness about her sex life. These dilemmas are compounded by the death of her father.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Turia Award for Best Feature Film (2000)
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Music
Music by Javier Navarrete
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Andreu Rebés
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Dolorès PayasWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 21, 1999
- Original language
- Spanish
- Countries
- Spain
Production
Cast
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