Dominga Sotomayor Talks ‘Meta’ Element of Casting Selton Mello in Tender Drama ‘La Perra,’ Not Translating the Title to Avoid ‘Violent’ Judgment of Women
Tamara Ceaikovski
Five years since directing a segment of the anthology film “The Year of the Everlasting Storm,” renowned Chilean director Dominga Sotomayor is back in Cannes with “ La Perra .” Premiering at Directors’ Fortnight, the film is based on Pilar Quintana’s eponymous book and produced by Chile ’s Planta in co-production with Brazil’s RT Features. “La Perra” stars Manuela Oyarzún as Silvia, a woman whose quiet life on a remote island off the Chilean coast is shaken by the arrival of stray puppy Yuri,
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