“When her bedridden single mother is hospitalized, Alba, a shy, lonely 11 year old, is sent to live with Igor, the father she hardly knows. An eccentric, solitary figure, Igor lives in complete isolation in a run-down apartment, though an old photo Alba comes across reveals that he was once a radiant, happy young man. Few words are exchanged between father and daughter, yet the two slowly get to know one another. Ana Cristina Barragán's sensitive, award-winning feature debut has brought much excitement to Ecuadorian cinema.” —The Museum of Modern Art
ALBA
A film by Ana Cristina Barragán
(Ecuador/Mexico/Greece, 2016, 98 min. In Spanish; English subtitles)
Now streaming on Mowies
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