NORA

Synopsis:

Nora is 30 years old and lives with her Argentinian grandpa, Nicolas, in a small village in the north of the Basque Country. She regularly takes care of her friend Meri’s kids and writes the horoscope for the local paper, although her dream is to become a travel writer.

When her grandpa dies, Nora inherits his old van. Despite being a terrible driver, she decides to take a road trip along the Basque coast and take her grandpa’s remains to the south of France, where her grandma is buried.

Once on the road, she soon discovers that she’s not a natural traveler and that her dream is actually completely incompatible with her. Despite the rough start, however, Nora will come to realize that the trip has finally given her the chance to be free, to grow, to heal old wounds and to allow herself to be truly happy for the first time.

Critics :

"Nora manages to fulfill all expectations while at the same time being modest, dignified and noble. […] Once again [Izagirre]'s wonderful talent is on show and the finished product is a beautiful piece of joint work between the director and her main actress." El Pais

"A liberating road movie with a touch of comedy (...) just the kind of feel-good movie we all need right now". Fotogramas

"At first glance, the concept of this movie may seem clichéd, but both Izaguirre and Pizaka manage to give this road movie its own personality, adding notes of subtlety to the clichés of the genre”. El Periodico

News:

'The People Upstairs', 'Nora', 'The Miramar Murders' and 'The Island Of Lies', selected at the San Sebastian Film Festival 2020

 THE PEOPLE UPSTAIRS (RTVE Gala)Sep 23 at 11:30am - Teatro Victoria Eugenia (Accredited & Press, English subtitles) Sep 24 at 9:30pm - Teatro Victoria Eugenia (Accredited & Press, English subtitles) Sep 25 at 11:00pm - Principe 9 (English subtitles) Sep 26 at 10:45pm - Principe 5... Read More

‘Nora,’ from ‘An Autumn Without Berlin’ Helmer Lara Izagirre, Scooped by Filmax (Exclusive)

Selected for San Sebastian’s Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum in 2018, “Nora” is Izagirre’s second feature, following on ”An Autumn Without Berlin,” a Basque homecoming drama which scored a best new actress Goya award for Irene Escolar in 2016.A co-production between... Read More