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Memories of a Burning Body

Memorias de un cuerpo que arde

CTC • 90 MIN

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Raised in a repressive era where sexuality was taboo, sixty-somethings Ana, Patricia, and Mayela found their understanding of womanhood based on unspoken rules and implicit impositions. Now, their fearless voices are channelled into a single 65-year-old woman (Sol Carballo) in the present day. A collective outcry against taboos, their stories poetically combine to form a kaleidoscope of memories, secrets and hidden desires. Weaving together the past and the present, this drama is centered on the experience of women and how they understand their sexuality at the different stages of their lives. From sexuality to love, and delving into education, repression, pleasure, motherhood and liberation, it tells the story of a quest to understand themselves as women in a world that limited them. Described as the “conversation she never had with her grandmothers”, writer/director Antonella Sudasassi Furniss’ second feature film, MEMORIES OF A BURNING BODY, is a heartfelt exploration of female sexuality and an ode to women everywhere.

Awards & Reviews


Intelligent, resilient, incredibly sincere, and surprisingly full of humour.

Cineuropa

WINNER Panorama Audience Award, Berlin International Film Festival 2024

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Release Date

11th June 2024

Duration

90 MIN

Rating

CTC

Director

Antonella Sudasassi

Cast

Sol Carballo, Paulina Bernini, Juliana Filloy, Liliana Biamonte, Gabriel Araya, Juan Luis Araya

Genre

Drama

Languages

Spanish with English subtitles, English

Country

Costa Rica, Spain

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