Cría cuervos [Rise Ravens]

In the twilight of Francisco Franco's dictatorship, 8-year-old orphan Ana and her two sisters go to live with their aunt. The young girls try their best to acclimatize to the new reality against the backdrop of a caged childhood. Ana seeks solace by mixing memories with fantasy in her dimly-lit room, and she develops a morbid relationship with her mother’s ghost. Seamlessly shifting between fantasy and reality, the film subtly evokes both the complex feelings of childhood, loss and the struggles of a nation emerging from the shadows.