26th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival
Program
Art, Drama, Family, Female-Directed
The 1960s. María Margarita is the youngest of four siblings from a family living in a mining town in the Atacama Desert in Chile. Their most special time of the week is Sunday, when they all go to the cinema to enjoy stories that transport them to other worlds. The girl's parents soon realise that the young girl has a very special gift, an almost uncanny ability to retell films. The girl's extraordinary talent will spread throughout the village, changing the fate of her family at the same time that the country is being transformed forever.With standout performances from Academy Award® nominee Bérénice Bejo, BAFTA nominee Daniel Brühl, and multiple-time Goya Award winner Antonio de la Torre, The Movie Teller is a celebration of our capacity to defy even the harshest circumstances, to find love, community, inspiration, and hope where there seems to be none.