La Perra
2026 · 1h 52m · Drama
This one's a tough sell—the scores tell you it doesn't quite land, and a slow-burn Chilean drama about grief and trauma needs to be executed perfectly to justify the heavy subject matter. Skip it tonight unless you're specifically hunting for arthouse cinema and have the patience for something that critics themselves couldn't fully embrace.
Plot
On a remote, wind-lashed island off the Chilean coast, Silvia earns her living harvesting seaweed and shares a quiet life with her partner. When she adopts a stray puppy, Yuri, her days fill with joy, love, and a tenderness that stirs a long-suppressed longing for motherhood. But Yuri’s sudden disappearance reawakens a haunting childhood trauma, forcing Silvia to confront a past she has never truly left behind.
