Spain, summer 1993. Following the death of her parents, six years old Frida faces the first summer with her new adoptive family in the Catalan province. Before the season is over, the girl has to learn to cope with her emotions and her parents have to learn to love her as their own daughter.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 37 min.
- Country, year
- Spain, 2017
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- Spanish
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- F - family friendly
Credits
- Director
- Carla Simón
- Screenplay
- Carla Simón
- Producers
- Valérie Delpierre, María Zamora
- Cinematography
- Santiago Racaj
- Cast
- Laia Artigas, Paula Blanco, Etna Campillo
Festivals and awards
- Berlin Film Festival
- Berlin International Film Festival
Director
Carla Simón
Carla Simón studied at the University of California and the Audiovisual Communication Department of Universitat Autònoma of Barcelona. After that she directed TV series and programmes for TV Catalan, as well as the documentary Born Positive and the fiction Lipstick, both short films selected in numerous international film festivals. Summer 1993 is her feature film debut.
