San Sebastian – Carmen Jiménez, a writer on Los Javis’ “La Mesías,” makes her fiction feature debut with “I Breathe Fire” (“Respirando fuego”), a drama exploring abuse, power and identity in a same-sex relationship set against the competitive world of haute cuisine. The project is part of the Ecam Incubator, the Madrid Film School’s development program that has become a key launchpad for Spanish first features.
The film follows Berta, a 20-year-old culinary student who falls under the spell of Daniela, a brilliant and magnetic young chef. Their bond, built on shared passion, quickly escalates into an intense but suffocating relationship. Over five years, as Berta’s admiration turns to dependency and eventually to violence, she finds herself trapped in a cycle of control, shame and silence, until a chance encounter with a young woman named Ione awakens the possibility of another life.
“When I looked at films portraying toxic dynamics,…
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