Overview

• Alauda Ruiz de Azúa presented Los domingos in the festival’s Official Section, with the cast appearing for a well-attended photocall and red carpet at the Kursaal.
• The film portrays a family conflict that erupts when a 17-year-old announces a desire to become a cloistered nun.
• In a morning press conference, the director said the work explores what religious vocation means today from an adolescent’s viewpoint and intends to generate conversation.
• The principal cast includes Nagore Aranburu, Patricia López Arnaiz, Blanca Soroa, Juan Minujín, Miguel Garcés and Mabel Rivera, with Soroa making a noted debut.
• Ruiz de Azúa, who describes herself as non-believing and raised in a secular environment, approached the story with curiosity and without judgment to open space for audience reflection.