Being a Woman
Synopsis
A questioning of the true meaning of what “being a woman" means in today's society through a surreal portrait of female childhood, youth and adulthood.
- Director
- Natalia Valencia
- Original title
- Ser Mujer
- Original language
- Spanish
- Production
- Metakinesis
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