Daughter of Rage
Description
“If you want something, you have to fight for it,” 11-year-old Maria’s (Ara Alenjandra Medal) mother Lilibeth tells her in Laura Baumeister’s powerful debut. The pair eke out a living out selling items scavenged from the massive landfill abutting their shack, a unique bond tethering them to one another and an inner wildness. But when one of Lilibeth’s deals goes sideways during a time of social unrest, she leaves Maria in the care of strangers—little realizing how her parenting has resonated with her daughter who pushes against all obstacles in her determination to reunite with her mother. Through striking cinematography, poetic imagery, and Medal’s touching performance, Daughter of Rage follows María as she harnesses the power of her inventive mind in her quest to find some semblance of home.
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An activist as well as a filmmaker, Laura Baumeister was born in Nicaragua in 1983, four years into that country’s revolution. She received her film education at Mexico’s Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (CCC). Her shorts include Isabel in Winter (2014), Primal Force (2016), and Water Navel (2018). Her debut feature, Daughter of Rage, is the first Nicaraguan feature made by a woman.
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Film Details
Language Spanish
Original Language Title La Hija de todas las Rabias
Year 2022
Premiere Bay Area
Runtime 91
Country Nicaragua, Mexico, Netherlands, Germany, France, Norway, Spain
Director Laura Baumeister
Executive Producer Rossana Baumeister, Bruna Haddas
Producer Rossana Baumeister, Bruna Haddas, Laura Baumeister, Martha Orozco
Writer Laura Baumeister
Editor Julián Sarmiento, Raúl Barreras
Cinematographer Teresa Kuhn
Music Para One, Arthur Simonini
Cast Ara Alejandra Medal, Virginia Sevilla, Carlos Gutierrez
Print Source Best Friend Forevermarc@bffsales.eu https://www.bestfriendforever.be/films/daughterofrage
Closed Captions Closed Captions are not currently confirmed and will be updated soon.
Audio Description Audio Descriptions are not currently confirmed and will be updated soon.
American Sign Language (ASL) Interpretation American Sign Language Interpretation is not currently confirmed and will be updated. For any questions about accessibility at SFFILM Events, please email ADA@SFFilm.org.
