Naian González Norvind, Christian Vazquez, Carolina Politi
ANGELIKA’S NOTE
LEONA is an intimate, insightful, and moving film that tells the story of a young Jewish woman from Mexico City who finds herself torn between her family and her forbidden love. Ripe with all the drama and interpersonal conflicts of a Jane Austen novel, watching her negotiate the labyrinth of familial pressure, religious precedent, and her own burgeoning sentiment is both painful and beautiful – there are no easy choices to be made and the viewer travels back and forth with her as she struggles with her heart to take the best path.
SYNOPSIS
A young Jewish woman from Mexico City finds herself torn between her family and her forbidden love with a non-Jewish man.
Leona
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Genre
Drama
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Runtime
95 mins
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Rated
NR
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Release Date
2018
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Countries
Mexico
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Languages
Spanish
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DIRECTED BY
Isaac Cherem
WRITTEN BY
Isaac Cherem, Naian González Norvind
CAST INCLUDES
Naian González Norvind, Christian Vazquez, Carolina Politi
LEONA is an intimate, insightful, and moving film that tells the story of a young Jewish woman from Mexico City who finds herself torn between her family and her forbidden love. Ripe with all the drama and interpersonal conflicts of a Jane Austen novel, watching her negotiate the labyrinth of familial pressure, religious precedent, and her own burgeoning sentiment is both painful and beautiful – there are no easy choices to be made and the viewer travels back and forth with her as she struggles with her heart to take the best path.
A young Jewish woman from Mexico City finds herself torn between her family and her forbidden love with a non-Jewish man.