The Undergrowth
Original title: La hojarasca
Year: 2024
Language: Spanish
Available subtitles: English
Genre: Documentary
Country: Spain
Runtime: 72 min
Status: Released
After 20 years, Elsa and her younger sister, Maura, return to the house where they were raised. Carmen, the third sister, lives there alone and maintains the family’s meagre estates. Maura’s degenerative disease continues unabated, while Elsa and Carmen try to finally settle the distribution of their parents’ inheritance. Between almond harvests and never-ending arguments, old conflicts surface and seem to awaken a long dormant volcano.
Director: Macu Machín
Screenplay: Macu Machín
Cinematography: José Alayón, Zhana Yordanova
Editing: Emma Tusell, Ariadna Ribas, Manuel Muñoz Rivas
Music: Jonay Armas
Sound Design: Emilio García
Sound: Joaquín Pachón García
Production Design: Macu Machín
Art Director: Silvia Navarro
Producers: José Alayón, José Miguel Viña, Jamie Weiss, Jairo López
Executive Producers: Marina Alberti, Macu Machín
Cast: Carmen Machín, Elsa Machín, Maura Pérez
Festivals
Berlin International Film Festival // Guadalajara International Film Festival // Málaga Spanish Film Festival // MiradasDoc International Documentary Film Festival // Lessinia Film Festival // Documenta Madrid
Awards
Berlin International Film Festival, 2024 Nominee Berlinale Documentary Award // Guadalajara International Film Festival, 2024 Winner Best Director, Ibero-American Feature Film Documentary // Málaga Spanish Film Festival, 2024 Winner Silver Biznaga Zonazine - Best Spanish Film (Mejor Película Española), 2024 Winner Silver Biznaga Zonacine - Best Director (Mejor Dirección) // MiradasDoc International Documentary Film Festival. 2024 Winner Premio Mirada Canaria Mejor Película // Lessinia Film Festival, 2024 Winner Lessinia D'Argento Award Best Feature-lenght Film // Documenta Madrid La hojarasca (2024), 2024 Winner Premio del Jurado Mejor Película Nacional
Reviews
nner Best Director, Ibero-American Feature Film Documentary // Málaga Spanish Film Festival, 2024 Winner Silver Biznaga Zonazine - Best Spanish Film (Mejor Película Española), 2024 Winner Silver Biznaga Zonacine - Best Director (Mejor