A dead baby in the trash becomes her obsession — and no one understands why.
After reading in the newspaper that a newborn baby was found in a dumpster, a teacher becomes obsessed with giving it a proper burial.
Acting
Amparo Noguera's restrained devastation carries every frame.
Direction
Sepúlveda refuses to sensationalize — the horror is in the mundane.
Director
Rodrigo Sepúlveda
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film reflects Chile's complex relationship with abortion laws — illegal during production, heavily stigmatized.
Sepúlveda based Sofía on a real case, but refused to interview the actual woman — wanting fiction to ask 'why' rather than document 'what'.
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