WILD WOMAN

LA MUJER SALVAJE

By Alán GONZÁLEZ

HABANERO - as SALES

Drama - Completed 2023

In a Havana slum, a woman survives a bloody fight between her husband and her lover. In a desperate attempt to spare her son from the scandal, she decides to run away with him, but a video of the incident has already gone viral.


Festivals
& Awards

Ventana Sur 2023
Toronto - TIFF 2023
Discovery
Filmar en América Latina (Switzerland) 2023
Official Selection
Festival Ibero-americano de Cinema CineCeará 2023
Main Competition. Winner: Best Film.
Festival Ibero-americano de Cinema CineCeará 2023
Main Competition. Winner Best Perfomance by a Leading Actor/Actress
Festival Ibero-americano de Cinema CineCeará 2023
Main Competition. Winner. Best Sound
Havana Film Festival 2023
Debut Film Competition. Winner Special Jury's Award
Havana Film Festival 2023
Winner. SIGNIS Award
    • Year of production
    • 2023
    • Genres
    • Drama, First film, Social issues
    • Countries
    • CUBA
    • Languages
    • SPANISH
    • Duration
    • 93 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Alán GONZÁLEZ
    • Writer(s)
    • Nuri DUARTE, Alán GONZÁLEZ
    • Producer(s)
    • Claudia CALVIÑO (CACHA FILMS)
    • Synopsis
    • In a Havana slum, a forty-year-old woman survives a bloody fight in which her husband almost kills her lover. In a desperate attempt to spare her son from the repercussions of this scandal, she decides to run away with him, but a video of the incident has already gone viral and her mother has fled with him without her consent. For a whole day, she will traverse the city searching for any information about the whereabouts of the boy. Eventually, she will have to confront her mother’s arguments, her son’s fears, the opprobrium of her neighbors, and her own feelings of guilt.

      PLOT KEYWORDS
      Cuba | Havana | female lead | debut film | extramarital affaire | domestic violence | lust & jealousy | motherhood | family & kinship | cancel culture | public shaming | harassment | guilt & redemption | culture & identity