Summer swimming in Spain sounds like every teenager’s dream. For outsider Sara, however, it’s the epitome of a nightmare. The full-figured daughter of a butcher is the target of cruel ridicule for her appearance. Like a prince on a white horse, she is one day rescued by a mysterious man in a white van who kidnaps her aggressors. Sara is in a tough battle with morality – should she tell the police what happened? Or will she help the weirdo cover up the kidnapping and finally get her revenge? This chilling story about the personal transformation of a fragile victim of bullying satisfies with a coherent plot and great cinematography.

Carlota Pereda

The Spanish filmmaker’s first feature film premiered in the midnight section at Sundance. It is an extended version of her 2018 short film of the same name, which won numerous awards at festivals worldwide and the Spanish National Goya Award. She debuted with the successful short film Las Rubias (2016).