Camino
Writer/director Javier Fesser has based his film on the case of Alexia Gonzalez-Barros, a devoutly Catholic Spanish girl whose exemplary hospital death in 1985 at the age of 14 has become the focus of a cult of sainthood. Fesser is as transfixed as any true believer by the inspiring spectacle of a lively young girl, 11-year-old Camino, going happily to her death. It's her effect on those who surround her, beginning with her pious mother (Carme Elias), that renders him livid. While they urge Camino to give thanks for every new setback sent to test her beatitude, Fesser revels with her in an imaginative world where the school production of Cinderella and the boy playing Prince Charming occupy much more space than God or the Devil. (Souce: NZ International Film Festival)
Year: 2009
Genre: Drama, Spanish & Portuguese Cinema
Country: Spain
Director: Javier Fesser
Starring: Carme Elias, Nerea Camacho
Duration: 143 Minutes
Rating: M - Contains offensive language and content that may disturb
Subtitles: Yes
6.7/10
Location in store: Foreign (Spain)
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