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This blend of elliptical thriller and emotional drama explores the tense class relations in the Dominican Republic.
Sara, the daughter of a wealthy family from Santo Domingo, is very close to her nanny, Yasira. When Sara’s family moves to the coastal town of Las Terrenas, Yasira comes along, returning to the place she’d left to pursue her job in the household. Here Yasira reconnects with her own daughter, who forgives her for her temporary absence and in turn becomes friends with Sara. However, the illusion of a friendship transcending class is abruptly shattered when a fatal accident occurs during a night of partying.
Meet the director
Silvina Schnicer, Ulises Porra Guardiola
Silvina Schnicer, born in 1981, studied social communication at the University of Buenos Aires. She has worked in both film and advertising. She and Ulises Porra wrote and directed the short film LA BICHA, which received the Argentinian Fondo Nacional de las Artes Award. She and Porra also co-directed their first feature film, TIGRE (2017), which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was screened in the CineVision competition at FILMFEST MÜNCHEN 2017. CARAJITA is the second feature film they’ve made together.
Ulises Porra Guardiola, born in 1982, studied philosophy at the University of Barcelona. He is an illustrator, screenwriter, and director. He and Silvina Schnicer wrote and directed the short film LA BICHA, which received the Argentinian Fondo Nacional de las Artes Award. He and Schnicer also co-directed their first feature film, TIGRE (2017), which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was screened in the CineVision competition at FILMFEST MÜNCHEN 2017. CARAJITA is the second feature film they’ve made together.