“Vanilla,” which will world premiere at Venice Film Festival in the Venice Days sidebar, has been picked up by Bendita Film Sales .

The film is the feature directorial debut of Mexican actress Mayra Hermosillo , who appeared in Netflix’s “Narcos: Mexico” and Amat Escalante’s “Lost in the Night,” which was in Cannes Film Festival in 2023.

“Vanilla,” described as a “a deeply sensitive exploration of identity, family, and the experience of womanhood,” has won awards at industry events such as Ventana Sur and Cinelatino Toulouse.

The film is about the difficult process of breaking free from the limitations of inherited social expectations of women. It is an intimate study of how our circumstances and the choices we make define who we are, and the courage needed to face their consequen

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