The Prize

The Prize

115 mins | Drama | Feb. 15, 2011

Ceci, a seven year old girl, has to keep a huge secret, but she doesn't completely understand what is the secret about. The life of her family depends on her silence. But what exactly must she keep silent about? Ceci and her mom live hidden from military repression in Argentina. Ceci asks herself: what must she say? What should she really believe and do in order to deserve the love of her mother and others?

The Prize

115 mins | Drama | Feb. 15, 2011

The Prize
Ceci, a seven year old girl, has to keep a huge secret, but she doesn't completely understand what is the secret about. The life of her family depends on her silence. But what exactly must she keep silent about? Ceci and her mom live hidden from military repression in Argentina. Ceci asks herself: what must she say? What should she really believe and do in order to deserve the love of her mother and others?
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, Consejo Nacional para la cultura y las artes, Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad, PISF, Kung Works, FONCA, NiKo Film, Fonds Sud Cinéma, C.I.D.C. Altamira Fil Altamira Films, world cinema fund, IZ Films
Original title El premio
Directors Iván Cuevas, Claudia Sainte-Luce, Paula Markovitch
Writers Paula Markovitch

Cast

Laura Agorreca

as Lucía

Viviana Suraniti

as Maestra Rosita

Sharon Herrera

as Silvia

Uriel Iasillo

as Walter

Ludmila López

as Martita

Jonathan Raia

as Sargento Estévez

José Sánchez

as Esposo Rosita

Juan Manuel Molina

as Subteniente

Sergio Ávila

as Coronel

Silvia Villegas

as Inspectora Escolar

Veni

as Perra de Ceci