The Queen  (La Reina)                 Directed by Manuel Abramovich

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Synopsis

Lost in a world of grown-ups and trapped in her routine, Memi is torn between the glamour of the beauty pageant and her family’s pressure to become the queen of the carnival.

Questions to be completed:

This film was not made to entertain. Why do you think Manuel Abramovich made it?

Apart from finding it boring, what thoughts and feelings did you have about Memi and her situation?

What thoughts and feelings did you have about the adults in her world?

Who would you like to make a fly-on-the wall short documentary about? It must be an individual or a group or people. Give reasons for your answer.