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La Perra

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On a remote, wind-lashed island off the Chilean coast, Silvia earns her living harvesting seaweed and shares a quiet life with her partner. When she adopts a stray puppy, Yuri, her days fill with joy, love, and a tenderness that stirs a long-suppressed longing for motherhood. But Yuri's sudden disappearance reawakens a haunting childhood trauma, forcing Silvia to confront a past she has never truly left behind.

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Tomris Laffly Elle May 28, 2026
A movie to cuddle, hold close, and heal with. Go to Full Review Robert Daniels RogerEbert.com May 22, 2026
So much of "La Perra" is so patient and trusting of the audience that its later reach for low-hanging melodramatic fruit is frustrating. Go to Full Review Guy Lodge Variety May 20, 2026
La Perra’s impact is quiet and cumulative, but it lingers. It’s not a film of clear-cut revelations and changes of heart, but its understanding and appreciation of female solitude is honest and delicately nuanced Go to Full Review Alan Zilberman Washington City Paper 3 days ago
The depiction of rural island life are the real draws to La Perra, as the parallel story of trauma and reconciliation treads in familiar territory. Maybe director Dominga Sotomayor should have made a documentary about Santa María’s animal life instead. Go to Full Review Nicolás Medina Montevideo Portal / Latido Beat 6 days ago
7/10
There is something complex at play here—a relationship that speaks to trauma, identity, and the need to find a way to heal what has remained unresolved for years. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Diane Carson AWFJ.org Jun 30, 2026
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Circumventing unnecessary detours into psychological analysis of the enduring power of youth’s trials, director Dominga Sotomayor lodges her narrative in a compelling, calmly presented character study of profound insight. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Dominga Sotomayor

Director

Manuela Oyarzún

Actor

David Gaete

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Selton Mello

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Giannina Fruttero

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Paula Luchsinger

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Movie Info

Synopsis On a remote, wind-lashed island off the Chilean coast, Silvia earns her living harvesting seaweed and shares a quiet life with her partner. When she adopts a stray puppy, Yuri, her days fill with joy, love, and a tenderness that stirs a long-suppressed longing for motherhood. But Yuri's sudden disappearance reawakens a haunting childhood trauma, forcing Silvia to confront a past she has never truly left behind.
Director
Dominga Sotomayor
Producer
Rodrigo Teixeira, Fernando Bascuñán, Berta Marchiori
Screenwriter
Inés Bortagaray
Production Co
RT Features, Planta
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Spanish
Runtime
1h 52m
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