SPECIAL EVENTS

LEVANTE

2023 / 92 min / color

As the all-important game approaches that will decide if her team wins the championship, 17-year-old Sofia (an electrifying performance from Ayomi Domenica Dias) discovers she’s pregnant. Shocked by this turn of events, she quickly decides to get an abortion, but it’s not so simple in a country where the procedure is illegal. Viewers gain insight into Sofia’s inner strength as her story unfolds; she becomes a target for a fundamentalist group, but her teammates and girlfriends support her no matter what. She won’t give up easily. Lillah Halla’s debut feature premiered at the prestigious Cannes Critics’ Week. She deploys the conventions of coming-of-age movies and abortion dramas and passionately brings to life the social and gender-based injustices experienced by her protagonist. At the same time, her film emphasises the power and resilience of female solidarity. Power Alley is the winner of the main competition of last year’s Mastercard OFF Camera festival.

The Special Screening of the film will be preceded by a Q&A session with the filmmakers.
Please note: the session will be held in English.

• Cannes IFF – FIPRESCI Prize;
• Rio de Janeiro IFF – Best Director, Best Editing;
• Palm Springs IFF – Best Ibero-American Film