ROBE OF GEMS

Dir. Natalia López Gallardo

2022 | 117 min | Argentina | Mexico | Spanish | Drama

Synopsis

In the midst of a silent divorce, Isabel (Nailea Norvind) leaves the city with her two children for her family's abandoned country house. She soon discovers that the sister of her housekeeper, María (Antonia Olivares), has gone missing. When Isabel offers her help, an unspoken pact to find the missing one is born between the two women. Meanwhile, Roberta (Aida Roa), the police commander in charge of the investigation, tries to get her son (Daniel García) out of the cartels. The countryside is mined with confusion and danger, but regardless of these circumstances, determination in the face of destiny subsists.

  • “ Visually stunning, thoughtful, and profoundly unsettling (...) Gallardo makes waves with her disquieting debut. ”
    — Screen International
  • “ A dazzlingly accomplished and confident debut feature. ”
    — The Guardian
  • “ Gallardo forges her own bold way (...) Reveals a keen eye for the destructive beauty of modern Mexico. ”
    — The Hollywood Reporter
  • “ A stellar debut (...) Gallardo resists expectations in a chilly narrative of complex intersections. ”
    — Ion Cinema

CAST

 

Nailea Norvind (Chronic, After Lucia)

Antonia Olivares

Aida Roa

Daniel García (I'm No Longer Here)

Sherlyn Zavala Diaz

Balam Toledo

Ventura Rendón

Mónica Poggio

Ramón Nakash