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Daughter of Rage

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Nicaragua, today. 11-year-old Maria lives with her mother Lilibeth at the edge of a garbage dump. Their future depends on selling a litter of purebred puppies to a local thug. When the deal falls through, Lilibeth must go to the city and drops Maria off at a recycling center where she must stay and work. But days pass and she doesn't return. Maria feels lost, bewildered and angry. One night, Maria meets Tadeo, an imaginative new friend who is determined to help her to reunite with her mother.

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Joanne Laurier World Socialist Web Site 05/27/2023
2/4
To borrow a phrase, ideas never lead beyond the status quo but only beyond the ideas of the status quo (and sometimes not even that). Baumeister’s film is gut-wrenching, but the viewer is left hanging because of a lack of context. Go to Full Review Amber Wilkinson Eye for Film 03/17/2023
3/5
Baumeister shows how easy it is for a child to latch on to fantasy when reality is so tough. Go to Full Review Ezequiel Boetti Otroscines.com 12/21/2022
2/5
Laura Baumeister seems to know very well what the main festivals expect of films shot south of Río Bravo: extreme poverty, an obvious dreamlike score, and a dramatic arc where the troubles pile up one after another. Go to Full Review Erick Estrada Cinegarage 10/26/2022
A missed opportunity to deepen the imprint of what could've been a painful yet hopeful political reproach. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Sarah Manvel Critic's Notebook 10/14/2022
An extremely watchable, very frightening, determinedly excellent movie about what life is like for a child when there is no safety net of any kind. Go to Full Review Leonardo Garcia Tsao La Jornada 09/29/2022
The film sins of being miserablist. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Laura Baumeister

Director

Noé Hernández

Actor

Diana Sedano

Actor

Virginia Sevilla

Actor

Ara Alejandra Medal

Maria

Carlos Gutierrez

Tadeo
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Movie Info

Synopsis Nicaragua, today. 11-year-old Maria lives with her mother Lilibeth at the edge of a garbage dump. Their future depends on selling a litter of purebred puppies to a local thug. When the deal falls through, Lilibeth must go to the city and drops Maria off at a recycling center where she must stay and work. But days pass and she doesn't return. Maria feels lost, bewildered and angry. One night, Maria meets Tadeo, an imaginative new friend who is determined to help her to reunite with her mother.
Director
Laura Baumeister
Producer
Rossana Baumeister, Bruna Haddad, Laura Baumeister, Martha Orozco
Screenwriter
Laura Baumeister
Production Co
Felipa, Halal Scripted, Mart Films
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Spanish
Runtime
1h 31m