CARMEN

By Valerie BUHAGIAR

AIKEN HEART FILMS - as PROD

Female director - Completed 2021

In a small Mediterranean village in Malta, Carmen (Natascha McElhone) has looked after her brother, the local priest, for her entire life. When the church abandons Carmen and she is mistaken for the new priest, Carmen begins to see the world, and herself, in a new light.

Festivals
& Awards

Whistler Film Festival 2021
Best Cinematography - Boros Competition
    • Year of production
    • 2021
    • Genres
    • Female director, Drama
    • Countries
    • MALTA, CANADA
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH
    • Duration
    • 87 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Valerie BUHAGIAR
    • Producer(s)
    • Pierre ELLUL (Falkun Films), Coral AIKEN (Aiken Heart Films), Anika PSAILA SAVONA (Falkun Films)
    • Synopsis
    • Carmen is a charming story, inspired by true events, set in a village in Malta. Carmen has looked after her brother, the priest at the local church, since she was sixteen years old. Now almost fifty, she is suddenly left to start a new life. Facing her past, Carmen brings colour to the lives of the villagers in this compelling story about a woman finding her voice.