Reinas

2024 I Fiction I Drama I 103 min I Color

Synopsis

Lucia and Aurora are about to leave Peru forever with their mom – and they need their ‘father’ to sign exit papers. It’s been convenient for Carlos to not be a dad, but now if he wants his daughters love, he has to earn back his place before they leave.

DATA SHEET

Direction: Klaudia Reynicke
Script: Diego Vega, Klaudia Reynicke
Dirección of Cinematography: Diego Romero
Sound: Carlos Ibáñez Diaz, Federico Disandro
Editing: Paola Freddi
Production: Alva Film in coproduction with Inicia Films y Maretazo Cine. With the support of ICAA and the collaboration of Institut Ramon Llull. 
Executive Producers: Britta Rindelaub, Thomas Reichlin, Valérie Delpierre, Daniel Vega, Diego Vega
Distribution: Bteam Pictures
International Sales: The Yellow Affair

Casting

Abril Gjurinovic, Luana Vega, Gonzalo Molina, Jimena Lindo, Susi Sánchez

AWARDS AND FESTIVALS

Oscar Awards 2025
Official entry of Switzerland to the 2025 Academy Awards

Locarno Film Festival 2024, Piazza Grande (SWITZERLAND)

Berlin International Film Festival 2024, Generation Kplus (GERMANY)
Great Prix Generation Kplus

Sundance Film Festival 2024, Premiere Mundial 2024 (UNITED STATES)

In Inicia Films we understand that production is a way to influence society and connect emotionally with the audience. Since 2006 we have been working to promote new generations of filmmakers and give them a voice in today’s audiovisual world.

Through the eyes of our creators and the sensitivity of our authors, we accompany the development of international projects and multicultural talent, building bridges between their experiences abroad and their roots. We deal with themes that respond to current concerns and we believe that by connecting people and emotions we can help to draw new narrative and visual horizons.

Films produced by Inicia Films have been selected and awarded at numerous festivals including “Queens” by Klaudia Reynicke in co-production with Switzerland and Peru, which premiered at Sundance 2024 and won the Grand Prix at Berlin Generation; “20.000 species of bees” by Estibaliz Urresola winner of the Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance, two Forque Awards including Best Film, two Feroz Awards including Best Dramatic Film and three Goya Awards 2024; “Foremost by night by Víctor Iriarte, premiered at Giornate degli autori in Venice and winner of the Feroz Arrebato Award for Fiction; “Schoolgirls by Pilar Palomero with four Goya Awards 2021, including Best Film; “Summer 1993” by Carla Simón, Best Opera Prima at the Berlinale 2017; “La Maternal” also by Pilar Palomero, winner of the Silver Shell for Best Acting in San Sebastian 2022,Unicornsby Àlex Lora, with Premiere in the Official Selection of the Malaga Festival and “Teresa” by Paula Ortiz, premiered in this edition of Tallinn.

For documentaries such as The west Indies fleet by Antonio Pérez Molero produced in collaboration with RTVE, Canal Sur and Telemadrid or “Singing on the rooftops” by Enric Ribes, with Premiere at Sheffield DocFest.

Also, for short films such as “The disinherited” by Laura Ferrés, Best Short Film at the Semaine de la Critique de Cannes, “The bus” by Sandra Reina, premiered at SXSW, nominated for the Goya Awards and winner of the Gaudí Award.