In the Name of the Daughter
En el nombre de la hija
Synopsis
En el Nombre de la Hija tells the story of a nine-year old girl whose name is in dispute. Manuela has been named alter her socialist-atheist father, but her catholic-conservative grandmother insists she should carry the name the first daughters of the family have carried for generations: Dolores. The story takes place in a Valley in the Ecuadorian Andes, during the summer of 1976. Manuela and her little brother, Camilo, are spending vacations with their cousins and grandparents at the family's farmhouse. Eager to defend her father's ideas, Manuela confronts her cousins and grandparents, but an unexpected encounter leads her to confront herself instead. Hidden in the family's abandoned library, schizophrenic uncle Felipe is devoted to setting words free from the constraints of dogmas. His wisdom sets Manuela free from her own dogmas and forever changes her relationship with words, including her own name.
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Release History & Theatrical Window
Rome Film Festival
Festival / Special Debut
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Tania Hermida
- Screenplay & Story
- Tania Hermida
- Original Score
- Nelson García
- Original Title
- En el nombre de la hija
- Country of Origin
- Colombia, Ecuador, Netherlands, Switzerland
- Spoken Languages
- Quechua, Spanish
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Production Studios
- Corporación Ecuador para Largo, Consejo Nacional de Cinematografía del Ecuador, Programa Ibermedia, Visions Sud Est, Hubert Bals Fund, Gestionarte Cine
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Tania Hermida
Tania Hermida
Nelson García
Armando Salazar
Juan Carlos Donoso Gómez, Vanessa Amores
Tania Hermida
Department Leadership Roster
María Caridad Carrión
Costume Design
Armando Salazar
Director of Photography
Juan Carlos Donoso Gómez
Editor
Vanessa Amores
Editor
Tania Hermida
Writer
Tania Hermida
Director
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What is In the Name of the Daughter about?
En el Nombre de la Hija tells the story of a nine-year old girl whose name is in dispute. Manuela has been named alter her socialist-atheist father, but her catholic-conservative grandmother insists she should carry the name the first daughters of the family have carried for generations: Dolores. The story takes place in a Valley in the Ecuadorian Andes, during the summer of 1976. Manuela and her little brother, Camilo, are spending vacations with their cousins and grandparents at the family's farmhouse. Eager to defend her father's ideas, Manuela confronts her cousins and grandparents, but an unexpected encounter leads her to confront herself instead. Hidden in the family's abandoned library, schizophrenic uncle Felipe is devoted to setting words free from the constraints of dogmas. His wisdom sets Manuela free from her own dogmas and forever changes her relationship with words, including her own name.
Who directed In the Name of the Daughter?
In the Name of the Daughter was directed by Tania Hermida.
Who stars in In the Name of the Daughter?
The principal cast of In the Name of the Daughter includes Eva Mayu Mecham Benavides, Markus Mecham Benavides, Martina León, Sebastián Hormachea, Francisco Jaramillo.
When was In the Name of the Daughter released and how long is it?
In the Name of the Daughter was released in 2011 with a total runtime of 1h 48m.
Who composed the musical score for In the Name of the Daughter?
The original motion picture soundtrack for In the Name of the Daughter was composed by Nelson García.