"A defiant challenge to prejudice and repression
"

SCREAN DAILY
  • Archive - Festival 37
  • Director: Nathalie Alvarez Mesen
  • Sweden, Costa Rica, Belgium, Germany, USA 2021
  • 106 minutes
  • Spanish
  • Subtitles in Hebrew, English

Clara, 40, is believed to have a special connection to God. As a "healer", she sustains a family and a village in need of hope, while she finds solace in her relationship with the natural world.  After years of being controlled by her mother’s repressive care, Clara’s sexual desires are stirred by her attraction to her niece’s new boyfriend. This newly awakened force takes Clara to an unexplored territory, allowing her to cross boundaries, both physical and mystical.

Clara Sola, an atmospheric and intense tale of female empowerment, comes to the Haifa Festival from its premiere at Cannes. Dancer Wendy Chinchilla Araya is sensational in her first film role as Clara.

Feature Debut


  • Director Nathalie Alvarez Mesen
  • Production Nima Yousefi, Alan McConnell, Marcelo Quesada Mena, Karina Avellan Troz, Géraldine Sprimont, Anne-Laure Guégan
  • Script Maria Camila Arias, Nathalie Álvarez Mesen
  • Cinematography Sophie Winqvist Loggins
  • Editing Marie-Hélène Dozo
  • Music Ruben De Gheselle
  • Festivals Cannes
  • Actors Wendy Chinchilla Araya, Daniel Castañeda Rincón, Ana Julia Porras Espinoza, Flor María Vargas Chaves
  • Source Luxbox, Paris