A Thief’s Daughter

La hija de un ladrón

60th TIFF: Greek Premiere

Sara, a single mom in her early twenties, lives in a flat provided by social services, in the outskirts of Barcelona, odd-jobbing and striving to salvage her relationship with her son’s father. One day, she bumps into her own father and her instant reaction is to run for the hills. It’s all about suggestion and what remains out of the shot, in this Dardennesque portrait of a tormented soul: just hints and nuances of a toxic past. A steady-handed naturalistic drama, where the camera sticks to the protagonist like glue, allowing us an inner glance at her redemption journey.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Belén Funes

Script: Belén Funes, Marçal Cebrian

Cinematography: Neus Ollé

Editing: Bernat Aragonès

Sound: Sergio Rueda, Enrique G. Bermejo

Actors: Greta Fernández, Eduard Fernández, Àlex Monner, Tomás Martín

Production: Oberon Cinematográfica

Producers: Antonio Chavarrías

Co-production: Bteam Picture

Co-producers: Alex Lafuente

Art Direction: Marta Bazaco

Costumes: Desirée Guirao

Make Up: Elisa Alonso

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: Spain

Production Year: 2019

Duration: 102΄

Contact: Látido Films, latido@latidofilms.com

Awards/Distinctions: Best Actress – San Sebastián IFF 2019

Belén Funes

Born and raised in Ripollet, Barcelona. Discovering her passion for communication and storytelling, she pursued film direction at ESCAC, graduating in 2008. She later traveled to San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba, to complete a master´s degree in fiction writing at the EICTV school. In 2015, she made her directorial debut with the short film Sara a la fuga, which premiered at the Málaga Film Festival and won the Silver Biznaga for Best Director and Best Short Film. In 2017, her second short film titled La Inútil premiered at the Seminci and was nominated for Best Short Film at the Premis Gaudí of the Catalan Cinema Academy. In 2018, she was selected for the Talent Lab at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) to develop the script for her first feature film, La hija de un ladrón (A Thief’s Daughter). This debut premiered in the Official Selection of the San Sebastián Film Festival and won the Silver Shell for Best Actress for Greta Fernández. It also received three Premis Gaudí awards: Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Non-Catalan Language Film, as well as the Goya Award for Best New Director. The film has been showcased at festivals such as Palm Springs, BFI London, Thessaloniki Film Festival, and Les Arcs, among others. Los tortuga is her second feature film and it was selected by the SGAE Script Laboratory, Mediterranean Film Lab, and Berlinale Talent Project Market, where was finalist for the VFF Talent Highlight Award.