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A misunderstood teenager is locked up in a juvenile detention centre, from which she plans to escape with her newfound friends to perform in a trap music contest.
Luna, a misunderstood teenager, is accused of abuse by her father and locked in a juvenile detention centre. She befriends Yanira, Roco and Melissa, and together they plan to escape the centre to perform in a trap contest. But their plan fails, and the group drifts apart. Luna is granted temporary leave, but she realises that freedom feels empty without her friends, so she returns to the centre to reunite with them.
Main country of production:
Spain
Subjects:
street culture, isolation, friendship, interpersonal relationships, music, familial relationships, coming of age, women, belonging
Claudia Estrada Tarascó; (Valencia, 1997) is a young Valencian filmmaker and screenwriter, Audiovisual Communication graduate and Artistic Production MA (UPV). She has acting training in the Meisner Technique with Javier Galitó-Cava. She is currently studying a Documentary MA at ESCAC with a scholarship and she is a CIMA and Dones Visuals associate (main women in film associations).
Alba Sotorra is an independent producer specialized in live-action, animation and documentaries. She produces stories led by female directors and creators from diverse identities, exploring contemporary social issues with a strong gender-perspective. Notable productions include Rock Bottom (2024, Annecy), Sima’s Song (2024, Tokyo), Upon Entry (2022, Tallinn Black Nights), My Emptiness and I (2022, San Sebastián), Sica (2021, Berlinale), The Return (2020, SXSW) and Commander Arian (2018, HotDocs)