Planta
Silvia and Yuri on a concrete terrace facing the sea
Quinzaine des Cinéastes, Cannes 2026San Sebastián International Film FestivalFICValdiviaKarlovy Vary International Film Festival · Official Selection, Competition

La Perra

Directed by Dominga Sotomayor · Chile, Brazil · 2026 · 112 min

On a remote, wind-lashed island, a stray puppy stirs in Silvia a longing she thought was buried.

Synopsis

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.

Poster of La Perra

Credits

International title
La Perra
Director
Dominga Sotomayor
Screenplay
Inés Bortagaray
Adaptation
Dominga Sotomayor, Inés Bortagaray
Based on
La perra, the novel by Pilar Quintana
Cast
Manuela Oyarzún, David Gaete, Selton Mello, Paula Luchsinger, Paula Dinamarca, Rafaella Grimberg
Cinematography
Simone D’Arcangelo
Production design
Natalia Geisse
Editing
Federico Rotstein
Casting
Francisca Castillo
Costume design
Francisca Tuca
Music
Clint Mansell
Producers
Rodrigo Teixeira, Fernando Bascuñán, Berta Marchiori
Executive producer
Nicolás San Martín, Selton Mello, Fernando Fuentes
Production companies
RT Features (Brazil), Planta (Chile)
World sales
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Country
Chile, Brazil
Running time
112 min

Selections and awards

Quinzaine des Cinéastes, Cannes 2026 · World premiere
Palm Dog, Cannes Film Festival 2026
Official Selection · Competition, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2026

Trailer

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Stills

High resolution · press use
Silvia hugs Yuri as a puppy by the seaYuri sits watching horses graze on the island