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Delia and her daughter Anabel face the mourning for their father in very different ways. Between the olive fields of Jaén and the streets of Barcelona, the two women will confront the
uncertainty of their future, balancing love and pain, tenderness and hardness.

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THE EXILES

2024 | In distribution | Fiction feature film

Directed by Belén Funes.

Written by Belén Funes and Marçal Cebrian.

    • Best Performance Award (Antonia Zegers and Elvira Lara) – Nantes Spanish Film Festival (34th Edition), France

    • Silver Biznaga for Best Director, Best Screenplay and Special Jury Prize – Málaga Film Festival 2025

    • Barcelona International Film Festival – Sant Jordi. Official Section

    • Göteborg Film Festival (48th Edition) – Voyage Section, Sweden

    • Toronto International Film Festival (49th Edition) – Centerpiece Section, Canada

    • Best Actress Award (Antonia Zegers) – International Competition Meet the Neighbors+ – Thessaloniki Film Festival 2024

    • Special Mention for Best Actress (Elvira Lara) – International Competition Meet the Neighbors+ – Thessaloniki Film Festival 2024

    • Mar del Plata International Film Festival – Panorama Section, Argentina

    • Palm Springs International Film Festival – Ibero-American Competition Section, USA

    • Les Arcs Film Festival – Hauteur Section, France

    • Lima Film Festival – International Showcase, Peru

    • Angers Film Festival – Competition, France

    • Europa! Europa Film Festival – Official Selection, Australia

    • Bengaluru International Film Festival – Contemporary World Section, India

    • Cleveland International Film Festival – New Directions Competition, USA

    • Miami Film Festival – Marimbas Competition, USA

    • Spanish Cinema Now – Official Selection, USA

    • San Sebastián Film Festival – Made in Spain Section

    • Women’s Film Festival Madrid – 2025

    • Abycine Albacete Film Festival – 2025

    • Espanoramas, Spanish Film Showcase – 2025

    • Cerdanya Film Festival – 2025

    • Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival – 2025

    • 18th Gaudí Awards: Nomination for Best Non-Catalan Language Film, Nomination for Best Original Screenplay, Nomination for Best New Actress

DELIA  Antonia Zegers  ANABEL  Elvira Lara  

Screenplay: Belén Funes and Marçal Cebrián 

Direction: Belén Funes 

Production: Olmo Figueredo González-Quevedo and Antonio Chavarrías 

Co-production: Giancarlo Nasi 

Executive production: Alba Bosch Duran and Sara Gómez 

Cinematography: Diego Cabezas 

Assistant director: Itatí Moyano 

Production direction: Manolo Limón 

Art direction: Paula Espuny 

Editing: Sergio Jiménez 

Music: Paloma Peñarrubia 

Casting: Cristina Pérez, Marichu Sanz, and Irene Roqué 

Sound: Diana Sagrista 

Costume Design: Lourdes Fuentes 

Makeup and hair: Sara Cáceres 

VFX Supervisor: Amparo Martínez Barco 

A production by OBERON MEDIA and LA CLAQUETA PC, in co-production with LA CRUDA REALIDAD, LOS TORTUGA LA PELÍCULA AIE, QUIJOTE FILMS. With the collaboration of RTVE, CANAL SUR TV, 3CAT, MOVISTAR+, JUNTA DE ANDALUCÍA, IBERMEDIA, MEDIA SLATE, INSTITUT RAMÓN LLULL. With international sales by FILM FACTORY and national distribution by A CONTRACTORRIENTE FILMS. 

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