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Santa, a rural peasant girl kneels by a lake in the wilderness and swallows one of the fish swimming under her reflection. She awakens transformed. She returns home to fulfill an agreement: the girl is to end her mother's life and then carry her across the desert toward heaven, a place they believe is as physically real as any other. Through her journey, Santa encounters a priest and a group of female wrestlers who help guide her on her way. Also on that path is, initially, her nemesis: a gruff policeman who arrests Santa but then comes to suspect that she has miraculous powers and that a fish may live inside her -- or is this really just a figment of the girl's fantasies? He soon sees that to achieve his own salvation he must join Santa on her quest into the next world beyond the horizon.

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Christian Zilko IndieWire Jul 1
B+
Sciamma takes his audience by the hand, leading us to the brink of paradise while respectfully acknowledging that he has to let each viewer make the final jump on their own terms. Go to Full Review Jonathan Romney Screen International Nov 26
Ultimately the film is further proof that the literary tradition of magical realism too easily turns to kitsch when translated into visual images. Go to Full Review Dennis Harvey Variety Aug 5
While not lacking flaws, it offers considerable ambition, aesthetic beauty and bittersweet enchantment, with a surprisingly wide viewer appeal. It is at once this writer-director’s sweetest film and by far his most accomplished. Go to Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru Jun 22
A mesmerizing, bold and refreshingly unpredictable film with shades of Jodorowsky and Terry Gilliam. Go to Full Review Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall Dec 2
4/5
With vibrant colours, writer-director Alberto Sciamma infuses this fable with offbeat magical realism, pulling us into an odyssey that is packed with moments that are touching, provocative and wonderfully funny. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C @bob25009 Jul 3 Success in 1 hour and 47 minutes. Filmed in the United States of America and released worldwide in Spanish with English subtitles. See more Read all reviews
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Alberto Sciamma

Director

Fernanda Gutiérrez Aranda

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Fernando Arze Echalar

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Sasha Salaverry

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Luis Bredow

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Fer Monserrat

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Movie Info

Synopsis Santa, a rural peasant girl kneels by a lake in the wilderness and swallows one of the fish swimming under her reflection. She awakens transformed. She returns home to fulfill an agreement: the girl is to end her mother's life and then carry her across the desert toward heaven, a place they believe is as physically real as any other. Through her journey, Santa encounters a priest and a group of female wrestlers who help guide her on her way. Also on that path is, initially, her nemesis: a gruff policeman who arrests Santa but then comes to suspect that she has miraculous powers and that a fish may live inside her -- or is this really just a figment of the girl's fantasies? He soon sees that to achieve his own salvation he must join Santa on her quest into the next world beyond the horizon.
Director
Alberto Sciamma
Producer
John Dunton Downer, Alexa Waugh, Bettina Kadoorie, Alberto Sciamma, Gareth Jones
Screenwriter
Alberto Sciamma
Distributor
Juno Films
Production Co
Luchadora Films
Genre
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 26, 2026, Limited
Runtime
1h 47m