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Petit Mal

Completed202289 min

Martina, Laia and Anto have built a shared life filled with affection, teasing and the everyday negotiations of being three people in love. When…Read more +Read less −

Martina, Laia and Anto have built a shared life filled with affection, teasing and the everyday negotiations of being three people in love. When Laia leaves for an extended work commitment, Martina and Anto discover that being together as two does not simply reproduce the balance they knew before. Absence changes the shape of familiar rooms and makes small tensions newly visible. Messages, memories and moments of companionship bring comfort without eliminating jealousy or uncertainty. Ruth Caudeli’s intimate Colombian feature stays close to the ordinary texture of a relationship in transition, exploring how affection can remain real even when the arrangement that once held it begins to shift.

Sapphic characters & cast

Silvia Varón

as Martina

Main sapphic character

Ruth Caudeli

Ruth Caudeli

as Laia

Main sapphic character

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Ana María Otálora

Ana María Otálora

as Anto

Main sapphic character

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Details & credits

Country: Colombia
Language: Spanish
Premiere: 2023-01-27
Runtime: 89 minutes
Director: Ruth Caudeli

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