Clara, 40, is believed to have a special connection to God. As a “healer”, she sustains a family and a village in need of hope, while she finds solace in her relationship with the natural world. After years of being controlled by her mother’s repressive care, Clara’s sexual desires are stirred by her attraction to her niece’s new boyfriend. This newly awakened force takes Clara to unexplored territory, allowing her to cross boundaries, both physical and mystical. Empowered by her self-discovery, Clara gradually frees herself from her role as “saint” and begins to heal herself.
- Cannes International Film Festival – Directors’ Fortnight
- Festival de Cine de Lima – Competition – Best Film, Best Actress, Best Photography
- BFI London Film Festival
- Haugesund International Film Festival – Nordic Focus Section
- Haifa International Film Festival
- Reykjavik International Film Festival – New Visions Competition
- Guadalajara International Film Festival – Ibero Americana Competition
- Film Fest Gent – Competition
- El Gouna Film Festival – Feature Narrative Competition
- Cinemaissi - Latin American Film Festival Helsinki – Opening Film / New Voices
- Gangneung International Film Festival – International Narrative Feature
- Seminci Valladolid IFF – Official Competition
- Cine por Mujeres
- Mostra de São Paulo – New Directors Competition – Best Fiction Film Award, Best Actress, BRA.DA Award
Nathalie Álvarez Mesén is a Costa Rican-Swedish screenwriter/director. She started her career in physical theater in Costa Rica before pursuing her B.F.A. degree in Mime Acting at the Stockholm University of the Arts in Sweden. Nathalie later graduated from Columbia University's Graduate Film Program in NYC with an M.F.A. in Film Directing/Screenwriting. An alumna of the Berlinale Talents, TIFF Filmmaker Lab and NYFF Artist Academy, Nathalie’s shorts have screened at film festivals all over the world. Her short, "Filip", won Best Film Under 15 Minutes at the 2016 Palm Springs Shortfest, and "Asunder", screened at the 2016 Telluride Film Festival. Nathalie also co-wrote "Entre tú y Milagros", winner of the Orizzonti Award for Best Short in the Venice Film Festival 2020 and she is developing her second feature, "The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands", in the Torino ScriptLab 2021. Her debut film will premiere in Cannes 2021 in the Director’s Fortnight section.
- Clara Sola – 2021
- Molt – 2018 – Short film
- Shelter – 2018 – Short film
- Letting Go – 2016 – Short film
- Asunder – 2015 – Short film
- Not Blue – 2011 – Short film
Wendy Chinchilla Araya
Daniel Castañeda Rincón
Ana Julia Porras Espinoza
Flor María Vargas Chaves
Screenwriters: Nathalie Álvarez Mesén, Maria Camila Arias
DOP: Sophie Winqvist Loggins DFF FSF
Editor: Marie-Hélène Dozo
Conceptual Artist & Production designer: Agustin Moreaux
Production designer & Art
Director: Amparo Baeza
Costume Design: Patricia Alvarado Hurtado
Make up & Hair Designer: Goga Riveros
Sound: Erick Vargas Williams, Valène Leroy, Charles De Ville, Aline Gavroy
Music: Ruben De Gheselle
Produced by: Nima Yousefi
Producers: Alan McConnell, Géraldine Sprimont, Anne-Laure Guégan, Karina Avellan Troz, Marcelo Quesada Mena
Executive producer: Peter Krupenin
Co Producers: Lisa Widén, Beata Mannheimer, Ivanna Kozak, Antoine Liétout, Ivan Zuber
Production: Hobab
Coproduction: Need Productions, Resolve Media, Pacífica Grey, Film Capital Stockholm Fund, Laïdak Films, Shelter Prod, Proximus, VOO-Be tv
Produced with financial support of: Centre du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Taxshelter.be et ING, le Tax shelter du gouvernement fédéral de Belgique, la Région de Bruxelles Capitale
Produced in collaboration with: Swedish Television Channel
World Sales: Luxbox
