Chilean filmmaker Dominga Sotomayor’s world premiere Limpia will open the Horizontes Latinos strand at the San Sebastian International Film Festival (SSIFF, September 19-27).

Sotomayor has adpated the story from the novel of the same name by the Chilean author Alia Trabucco. It follows the relationship between a housemaid and the six-year-girl in her care. Sotomayor’s previous credits include Thursday Till Sunday (Rotterdam, 2012) and Too Late To Die Young (Locarno, 2018).

The 12 Latin American titles, all which have not yet been seen in Spain, are competing for the Horizontes Award of €35,000 which is split between the majority producer and the Spanish distributor.

This marks a change from previous years, when the award was split between the director and the Spanish distributor

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