Luchadoras

Luchadoras

23rd TDF: European Premiere

A sensitive cinematic portrait of three courageous female wrestlers residing in Mexico’s Ciudad Juárez – a city known for its high murder rate against women – who in the ring and in their daily lives fight to redefine the image of what it means to be a woman in Mexico. A film that finds heroism in the everyday lives of its protagonists who subvert a local tradition to reclaim their dreams, and together a compelling feminist perspective of a machismo subculture that reflects on the social issues that envelop the subjects’ lives.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.


Direction: Paola Calvo, Patrick Jasim
Script: Patrick Jasim
Cinematography: Patrick Jasim
Editing: Gines Olivares
Sound: Jan Passeman
Music: Lonski & Classen
Producers: Phillip Kaminiak
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: Germany, Mexico
Production Year: 2021
Duration: 92΄
Contact: Rise And Shine World Sales, Anja Dziersk, Diana Karklin

Paola Calvo

Filmography

2017 Violently Happy
2021 Luchadoras

Patrick Jasim

Filmography

2021 Luchadoras