Alba (2016)

ALBA, an 11 year old girl, has to move to her father's house due to her mother's illness. She barely knows him and sharing time with him at home feels weird. Both are shy, both feel lonely but they can't find a way to approach each other.

Director:

Ana Cristina Barragán

Writer:

Ana Cristina Barragán

Stars:

Macarena Arias, Pablo Aguirre Andrade, Amaia Merino

3 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Macarena Arias	...	Alba
Pablo Aguirre Andrade	...	Igor (as Pablo Aguirre)
Amaia Merino	...	Mamá
Isabel Borja	...	Juliana
Mara Appel	...	Claudia
Maria Paz Correa	...	Daniela
Rafaella Illanes	...	Carolina
Paula del Valle	...	Frida
María Pareja	...	Sofia
Maria Paula Villavicencio	...	Domenica
Maisa Herrera	...	Susana
Maria Fernanda Molestina	...	Eva (as Fernanda Molestina)
Nicolas Nunez	...	Toma
Jorge Andrade	...	Ivan
Joaquin Andrade	...	Jose

Storyline

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.

---

Plot Keywords:

character name as title | school | first kiss | nosebleed | beach | 

---

Genres:

Drama | Family

---

Details

Official Sites:

Official site official website

Country:

Ecuador Mexico Greece

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

28 October 2016 (Ecuador)

Filming Locations:

Ecuador

Company Credits

Production Co:

Caleidoscopio Cine

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Features Ocean Giants (2011)

---

Soundtracks

I'm With You
Written by Daniel Rosero
Performed by Daniel Rosero (as Dgroove)

User Reviews

Beautiful drama

I like Alba from the young director Ana Cristina Barragán very much. There is almost no dialogue, but still you know everything that you have to know when you look at Macarena Aria, who gives a stunning performance as Alba, a 11 year old child.

Given that Macarena Arias is playing a very shy character who is all about isolation and solitude, her performance is amazingly communicative. With her large and doleful eyes and her frail body that seems to want to avoid all human contact, she still manages to give a high variation of nuances thanks to director Barragán.

Alba needs a lot of love, but her sick and dying mother cannot give her that anymore and her father, whom she does not know very well after her parents had divorced, is a shy man who has had a lot of problems in his life (as a drugs addict) and whose house is in a very poor state.

Alba flees away in making her puzzles and her father helps her to make a painting out of her puzzles, a symbol of love.

This unsentimental and truthful drama moved me a lot. I would like to recommend this picture of Ecuador to everybody who likes beautiful movies.