Holy Mother or The Abbess (Spanish: La abadesa) is a 2024 Spanish-Belgian historical drama film written and directed by Antonio Chavarrías inspired by the life of Emma of Barcelona [es] starring Daniela Brown as the title character alongside Blanca Romero and Carlos Cuevas.
Plot
In the 9th century, 17-year-old Emma is tasked with leading an abbey and Christianizing and repopulating borderland territories upon the death of her father.
Cast
- Daniela Brown as Emma [es]
- Blanca Romero as Eloisa
- Carlos Cuevas as Borrell
- Ernest Villegas as Eduard
- Berta Sánchez as Clara
- Oriol Genís as Odón
- Joaquín Notario as Gotmar [ca]
- Anaël Snoek [fr] as Melisenda
Production
The film is an Oberon Media (Mónica Lozano and Antonio Chavarrías), Wanda Visión (Miguel Morales and José María Morales), and Icono 2020 AIE in co-production with Belgium’s Saga Films (Hubert Toint [fr]), with the participation of RTVE, TV3 and Aragón TV. Shooting locations included Loarre and La Seu Vella.
Release
The film made it to the main competition of the 27th Málaga Film Festival, with a debut date set for 7 March 2024. Distributed by Wanda Visión, it was released theatrically in Spain on 22 March 2024.
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