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Ximena laughs while Jackeline reads the newspaper in the foreground
Settimana Internazionale della Critica, Venecia

Las
analfabetas

Directed by Moisés Sepúlveda · Chile · 2013 · 73 min

Ximena is fifty years old and has a secret: she cannot read.

Synopsis

Ximena is fifty years old and has learned to live alone to keep a secret: she cannot read. Jackeline, a young unemployed teacher, tries to convince her to take lessons. Persuading her seems impossible, until she discovers the one treasure Ximena has kept since childhood: the letter her father left when he abandoned her.

Poster of Illiterate

Credits

International title
Illiterate
Director
Moisés Sepúlveda
Screenplay
Moisés Sepúlveda, Pablo Paredes
Based on
Las analfabetas, the play by Pablo Paredes
Cast
Paulina García, Valentina Muhr
Cinematography
Arnaldo Rodríguez
Editing
Rodrigo Fernández
Music
Cristóbal Carvajal
Producers
Fernando Bascuñán
Production company
Planta (Chile)
World sales
Habanero Film Sales ↗
Country
Chile
Running time
73 min

Selections and awards

Critics’ Week, Venice Film Festival 2013 · Closing film
Best Chilean Film and Audience Award, SANFIC 2013
Opening film and FEISAL Award, Mar del Plata Film Festival 2013
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Best Director, Huelva Film Festival 2013
Havana · Chicago · São Paulo film festivals

Trailer

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Stills

High resolution · press use
Jackeline guides Ximena through a lesson at the dining tableJackeline and Ximena talk in the kitchen