The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has already been pronounced. ‘20,000 species of bees‘ is one of the three selected films who could represent Spain at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles on March 10. Although there are still a few months left for the Oscar awards, but there are only a few weeks left to know which title will be the finalist. HE will announce on September 20. Until then, moviegoers can judge for themselves and give the debut of urresola and the work of the 8-year-old actress, Sofia Otero.
The Winner of the Silver Bear for Best Lead Performance in the 73rd edition of the Berlinale plays an eight-year-old trans girl who moves with her family from Bayonne (France) to a town in the Spanish Basque Country to visit his maternal family. There she faces the gazes of adults who only recognize her with her child’s name and identity, Aitor. The director of this film focused on a true story. Specifically, he built it following a letter of a 16-year-old girl Ekai Lersundi, That committed suicide in 2018 awaiting hormone treatment: “I didn’t want to tell his story but I did I clung to a letter that he left writtenwhere he evoked with great hope that his decision would take us to a horizon where those who came after him would have fewer disputes than he had.” But also in a letter that his father later left.
The director had the consent of the family, but went further. She approached the Naizen association for help, training and counseling for families of transsexual minors and “its process of accompanying these families”. It was her stories that gave rise to the drafts of the script. The goal of her was ir beyond the character of Aitor/ Cocó/ Lucía and illustrate the relationship with his mother, played by Patricia Lopez Arnaiz, along with the transformation of their relationship and the journey of “deconstruction and self-discovery” of these two characters. For now, the work of Estibaliz Urresola has already won the Golden Barrelfor the best Spanish film at the Malaga Festival.
Where to see ‘20,000 species of bees’
The story of this little premiered on the big screen last April. But today it is available on various payment platforms. In Movistar Plus You can watch it in streaming, but there are other websites that offer it with a rental option:
- Filmin Plus.
- Apple TV.
- Google Play Movies.
- Amazon Video.
Source: Lasexta
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