Lola, a 16-year-old teenager, is studying for the subjects she failed, when an opportunity to study for a semester in Germany arises. She wants to travel, but her parents, absorbed by her older sister’s mental disorder, don’t want her to go. The instability and wear and tear in her relationship with her family make Lola insist on traveling and start looking for new experiences that may provide her with a different perspective on herself and the circumstances that surround her.

“The film evokes, through a melancholic tone, typical of good stories about adolescence, the process of Lola’s growth. As the narrative progresses, this metamorphosis becomes a learning as well as a mourning process, marking her farewell to all that she must leave behind on her way to maturity.” (Escribiendocine.com; Juan Pablo Russo)

María Zanetti, born in Argentina in 1980, has worked as a screenwriter and film director with renowned directors. She also directed music videos and commercials for over ten years. In 2021, she won the International Artekino Prize at the San Sebastian Film Festival with her film project ALEMANIA. In the same year, she was selected for the Raymundo Gleyzer competition of the Argentine National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts (INCAA) with her second feature film project QUEMA.

Filmography (selection): 2011 PING PONG MASTER, 2013 CHIVILCOY, 2017 I DON’T CARE, 2020 FURY (all short films), 2023 ALEMANIA

Awards (selection): Awards for Best Direction and Best Script (Punta del Este International Film Festival, Uruguay 2023)