Castration
2011 · 1h 23m
This intimate Spanish character drama trades plot fireworks for raw emotional honesty—if you're craving something thoughtful and introspective about family trauma and isolation, it's worth your time tonight. Skip it if you need spectacle or clear answers; lean in if you appreciate cinema that sits with uncomfortable truths.
Plot
Lourdes is almost 24, works at a casting agency and takes care of her handicapped father, since her mother abandoned them years ago without explanation. Strange for her age and despite the advice of her best friend Victoria, Lourdes has never had a boyfriend or a kiss, just an internet flirt. One day, her mother returns home, reopening old wounds
Director: Ivan Löwenberg
Cast: Victoria Santaella, Keyla Wood, Paloma Woolrich, Milton Cortés, Carlos Ceja