La buena hija

The Good Daughter

Júlia de Paz Solvas

Clausura Spain, Belgium 103 min Catalan Premiere

Synopsis

After her parents’ separation, Carmela and her mother move into her grandmother’s home. As Carmela struggles to adjust to her new reality, she longs to spend more time at her father’s place, a visual artist she both admires and idolizes. His presence looms over the three generations of women, pushing them to confront and decide the future they each deserve.

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Themes

Catalan CinemaComing-of-ageFeminismSocial Issues

Filmmaker

Júlia de Paz Solvas

She graduated in Film Directing from ESCAC. Her graduation short film, Ama, led to her first feature of the same name awarded at the Málaga Film Festival and selected at several festivals. In 2021, Variety named her one of the ten Spanish talents to watch. She recently directed The Good Daughter, based on her short film that had won awards at festivals such as Clermont-Ferrand, Málaga, Alcine, and the Gaudí Awards.

Filmography: The Good Daughter (2025, D'A 2026), Harta (short, 2021, D'A 2022), Ama (2021), La filla d'algú (co-directed, 2019), Ama (short, 2019), Fran (short, 2016)

Júlia de Paz Solvas

Film information

Director: Júlia de Paz Solvas
Script: Núria Dunjó, Júlia de Paz Solvas
With: Kiara Arancibia Pinto, Janet Novás, Petra Martínez, Julián Villagrán, Sandra Pujol Torguet, Marta Milla, Alea Montesinos Fortún, Clàudia Ávila, Oscar Rubio, Marcel Sánchez, Martí Ribot, Ioana Burriel
Production: Astra Pictures, Avalon, Krater
Distribution: Avalon
Sales agent: Beta Cinema
Country: Spain, Belgium
Year: 2025
Format: DCP
Length: 103 min
Language: Spanish, Catalan
Subtitles: Spanish Hearing Impaired
Edition: 2026

Awards and festivals

TALLINN BLACK NIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL
Best Film
Best Actress
Audience Award
GÖTEBORG FILM FESTIVAL
MÁLAGA FILM FESTIVAL

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