HISTORY

Silvia is a young girl marked by a dark childhood. When she is hardly twenty-five, she decides to start over and to face people, feelings and emotions that keep her bound to the past. In her fight against adversity and against herself, she will learn to control her fears and become an adult, responsible for her own actions.

Thursday, December 10th 8:15 p.m.

Original title:

Do not be afraid

Director:

Montxo Armendariz

Spain 2011

90 min.

Script:

Montxo Armendariz

Maria Laura Gargarella

Photography:

Alex Catalan

Distribution:

Michelle Jenner

Lluís Homar

Belen Rueda

Nuria Gago

Ruben Ochandiano

Cristina Plazas

Javier Pereira

Irantzu Erro

Ainhoa Quintana

Irene Cervantes

Maider Salas

Producer:

Oria Films

Gender:

Drama | Sexual abuse. Psychological drama.

DIRECTOR

Montxo Armendáriz was born on January 27, 1949 in Olleta, Navarra (Spain.) He is the director and writer, known for Secrets of the heart (1997), Do not be afraid (2011) and Obaba (2005). See full bio

FESTIVALS & AWARDS

• The film won the Prize of the Cinema Writers Circle of Spain (2012) - Best Actress for Michelle Jenner.
• The film was also nominated for Best Picture and Best Director (Cinema Writers Circle).
• It was nominated for Best Supporting Actress, for Belen Rueda (Cinema Writers Circle).
• It was nominated for the 2012 Goya Awards for Best Actress Michelle Jenner.
• Monxo Armendariz was nominated for the Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2011.
• The film was nominated in the San Jorge awards 2012 for Best Spanish Actress Michelle Jenner.