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Ecuador10 Essential Films from EcuadorStop 7 of 10

Alba

2016

An intensely shy eleven-year-old who has quietly cared for her ailing mother is sent to live with the distant father she barely knows, where she must navigate a new household and the cruelties of adolescence. A delicate, observant coming-of-age drama.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from Ecuador

This film is stop 7 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Ecuador. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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