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Special Features: U.S. Premiere | Introduction by producers Paola Gosalvez and John Dunton-Downer on Oct. 5

In the breathtaking Bolivian Altiplano, precocious 8-year-old Santa (Fernanda Gutiérrez Aranda) lives a hardscrabble life with her devoted mother. Desperate to lift the burden, she devises an otherworldly plan to save her mother from hardship. Starting by swallowing a goldfish, she sets off on a fantastical journey that will take her across the country to find a mystical land without suffering. Along the way she crosses paths with a boisterous troupe of wrestling Cholitas, a remote priest and a weary cop, leaving a trail of miracles in her wake. Shot on location in Bolivia with an eye-popping color palette, Spanish filmmaker Alberto Sciamma’s sensational magical realist fable bursts with empathy and resilience. –Josh Gardner

Winner, International Fantasy Film Special Jury Award, Audience Award and Best Cinematography, 2025 Fantasporto Film Festival. Official Selection, 2025 SXSW London and Fantasia film festivals. DIR/SCR/PROD Alberto Sciamma; PROD John Dunton-Downer, Paola Gosalvez, Bettina Kadoorie, Alexa Waugh. Bolivia/UK, 2025, color, 109 min. In Spanish with English subtitles. NOT RATED

Run Time: 109 Minutes

Opening Date: Saturday, October 04, 2025

Genre: Drama

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