Recently retired hairdresser Lou decides it is time to make a longtime dream come true. She sold her hair salon and is off to Spain to learn the language. Inspired by a new sense of freedom and encouraged by her teacher and new friend Andrea, she decides to permanently move to the seaside town of Cádiz. Just when Lou begins to believe that this new adventure is within her reach, her pregnant daughter Barbara shows up unannounced…
MI VIDA is a film about the expectations we have of our children and our parents, the people who should never abandon or disappoint us. Above all, it’s a film about what we expect of our life, our future and our friendships. And it is a film about the willingness and courage of a brave 63-year-old woman to turn her dreams and expectations into reality.
Realized with the support of the Creative Europe Programme – MEDIA of the European Union, Dutch Film Fund, CoBo Fund, broadcaster Max and Canal Sur.
World premier: 37th Sao Paolo International Film Festival, International Perspective 2019
Festivals, Awards & Nominations:
– World premiere 43rd Sao Paolo Film Festival 2019, international perspective
– Santa Barbara IFF 2020, international competition
– Houston Worldfest 2020, Golden Remi Award Best Foreign Film
– Stockholm Independent Film Festival 2020, nomination Best Feature Film, results in December 2020
– Dutch Film Festival 2020 (Dutch Film Academy) Golden Calf Award for Best Costume Design Alette Kraan, nominations for Best Actress (Loes Luca), Best Screenplay (Roos Ouwehand) and Best Film (Petra Goedings & Maaike Benschop)
- DE VOLKSKRANT ****
- “The Mi vida coming-of-age-story is a convincing, strongly acted comic drama with a warm heart”
- “Beautiful subtle screenplay”
- NRC ****
- “Convincing on all fronts”
- “Beautiful role for Elvira Mínguez”
- HET PAROOL ****
- “Heart warming”
- “Loes Luca plays beautifully modestly”
- DE TELEGRAAF ****
- TROUW ****
- HET ALGEMEEN DAGBLAD ***
- NOUVEAU
- “Beautiful film”
- TROS KOMPAS/ TV KRANT ****
- FILMTOTAAL.NL ****1/2
- CINEMAGAZINE.NL ***1/2