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A connection formed between two outsiders from different social backgrounds and of different ages, which transcends trauma in a world that tries to exclude them, is at the heart of The Ivy<\/em> (Hiedra<\/em>), the third feature by Ecuadorian director Ana Cristina Barrag\u00e1n<\/a> (Alba<\/em>, La Piel Pulpo<\/em>), which world premieres at Venice on Wednesday, Sept. 3.<\/p>\n \u201cAzucena, a woman in her 30s, approaches Julio, a teenage boy living in a group home, for reasons he doesn\u2019t understand,\u201d reads a synopsis. \u201cAs they spend time together, an uneasy closeness grows, changing the shape of a bond neither of them expected to find.\u201d<\/p>\n More from The Hollywood Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n The two \u201care connected by a shared experience of trauma,\u201d according to a description. \u201cTogether, Starring Simone Bucio (The Untamed<\/a><\/em>) and first-time actor Francis Edd\u00fa Llumiquinga, the movie will debut in the Horizons, or Orizzonti, competition at the Venice International Film Festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m drawn to the power of ambiguity \u2014 what moves beneath the surface of the story. The jolt in the arm when it\u2019s the elbow that gets hit, the face that warms with anxiety, the childhood wound betrayed by small gestures,\u201d Barrag\u00e1n shares in a director\u2019s statement. \u201cI want to push the boundaries of the intimacies we\u2019ve come to accept as normal. In Hiedra<\/em>, I seek a desire that is disordered, unresolved. I explore, without fear, tenderness towards the Other: a baby, a grandfather, a mother, a child, a sister. I seek a silent atmosphere, a singular scent that lingers. I\u2019m interested in telling stories from the body, in its clumsiness. I work with non-professional actors who carry a hypnotic way of being in the world before the camera.\u201d<\/p>\n Produced by Bot\u00f3n Films (Ecuador), BHD Films (Mexico), Cin\u00e9-Sud Promotion (France) and Guspira Films (Spain), Bendita Film Sales is handling world sales on The Ivy<\/em>.<\/p>\n Screenwriter and director Barrag\u00e1n\u2019s 2016 film Alba<\/em> was Ecuador\u2019s submission to the international feature film race of the Oscars. She is currently developing her fourth feature, Amapola<\/em>, a series with the title La Costra y la Miel<\/em>, her first documentary, and various writing and photography projects.<\/p>\n The exclusive clip from the movie, which THR<\/em> can premiere below, shows fun and games, and alcohol \u2013\u00a0before eyes meet.<\/p>\n Check out the clip for The Ivy <\/em>below.<\/p>\n Best of The Hollywood Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for THR’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A connection formed between two outsiders from different social backgrounds and of different ages, which transcends trauma in a world that tries to exclude them, is at the heart of The Ivy (Hiedra), the third feature by Ecuadorian director Ana Cristina Barrag\u00e1n (Alba, La Piel Pulpo), which world premieres at Venice on Wednesday, Sept. 3. 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they set out on a journey beyond the confines of a society that has never truly included them. With fearlessness and intimacy, the film explores the complexities of disordered, unresolved desire and intimate, often wordless relationships.\u201d<\/p>\n