carmen

What happens when your devotion is no longer required?

RELEASED

2021

DIRECTED BY

Valerie Buhagiar

STARRING

Natascha McElhone

Steven Love

Michela Farrugia

Synopsis

In a small Mediterranean village, Carmen cares for her brother, the local priest. When he dies, the Church abandons her. Then she’s mistaken for the new priest, prompting her to rediscover herself and her world.

CARMEN SCENES ON GOZO

A woman with long brown hair, in a flowing red dress sits on the sea shore, with her back to the camera. — Reflecting by the sea, Carmen sits on her suitcase as the wind blows, capturing a poignant moment.

A woman in a flowing red dress rides a donkey on a country lane, next to a rubble wall. — A charming scene from Carmen as she rides a donkey through the dark, quiet streets of Gozo.

CARMEN Locations Map

Did you know?

This warm and charming movie was inspired by the director’s aunt, who had spent her life upholding a Catholic tradition. That of when a man becomes a priest, if he has an unmarried sister, then she abandons her own life and looks after him, unpaid, while he carries out his duties.