STAFF ONLY

EL VIATGE DE LA MARTA

By Neus BALLUS

TURANGA FILMS S.L. - as PROD

Drama - Completed 2019

Multi award-winning filmmaker Neus Ballu´s (The Plague) returns to Berlin’s Panorama with this portrait of a rebellious teenager’s unique initiation into the adult world. Led by Sergi Lo´pez (Happy as Lazzaro) STAFF ONLY dives into the exoticization of Africa in this family coming-of-age story.

Festivals
& Awards

Berlinale - Berlin IFF 2019
Panorama
    • Year of production
    • 2019
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • SPAIN, FRANCE
    • Languages
    • FRENCH, CATALAN
    • Duration
    • 81 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Neus BALLUS
    • Producer(s)
    • Ikiru FILMS (IKIRU FILMS), La Terraza FILMS (LA TERRAZA FILMS), Les Films HATARI (LES FILMS HATARI)
    • Synopsis
    • There is nothing a rebellious teenager wants less than to be trapped on holiday with the family, but that’s exactly what happens to Marta (17) when her father takes her and her little brother to Senegal for Christmas. Looking to stir things up, Marta sets her sights on Khouma, a cameraman who films outings for tourists. Her relationship with her father was already strained, and now her interest in this young Senegalese man pushes it over the edge. But what starts as a way to upset her father turns to true fascination. Through Khouma’s videos Marta discovers the inner workings of the exotic holiday business, but more importantly, a window onto understanding the world she lives in.