ICÍAR BOLLAÍN

ROSA'S WEDDING (2021)
Starring Candela Peña, Sergi López, Nathalie Poza, Ramón Barea, Paula Usero, María Maroto, María José Hipólito, Lucín Poveda, Xavo Giménez and Eric Francés. Directed by Icíar Bollaín.

About to turn 45, seamstress Rosa works in the wardrobe department of a film production company in Valencia. Besides the pressure of her job, she’s also besieged from all sides by the demands of family members: her widowed dad, Antonio, who insists he’s moving in with her; her divorced brother Armando, who has financial problems; her possibly-alcoholic sister Violeta; and her grown-up daughter Lidia who’s living with a musician in Manchester and raising twin infants. Plus, there’s the constant favours for friends and neighbours...

Taken completely for granted and tired of living for others, Rosa retreats to her childhood home in the scenic coastal town of Benicàssim and - much to the consternation of her family - announces her engagement to someone that those around her can’t quite accept or believe!

KATHMANDU LULLABY (2012)
Starring VerÓnica Echegui - Laia, Saumyata Bhattaral - Sharmila and Norbu Tsering Gurung - Tsering. Directed by IcÍar BollaÍn.

When Laia, a young teacher, leaves a troubled past in Barcelona and moves to Kathmandu to work at a local school, she is appalled by the extreme privation and a bleak educational landscape that excludes those most in need. Marrying in order to stay in the country, she embarks on an ambitious educational project in the poverty-stricken Kathmandu slums.

KATHMANDU LULLABY (2012)
Starring VerÓnica Echegui - Laia, Saumyata Bhattaral - Sharmila and Norbu Tsering Gurung - Tsering. Directed by IcÍar BollaÍn.

When Laia, a young teacher, leaves a troubled past in Barcelona and moves to Kathmandu to work at a local school, she is appalled by the extreme privation and a bleak educational landscape that excludes those most in need. Marrying in order to stay in the country, she embarks on an ambitious educational project in the poverty-stricken Kathmandu slums.