Yo no moriré de amor (CIC El Almacén film series)verified
At 18, Claudia does not want to be her family's heroine. Her mother's illness breaks into the house like a silent storm, and all Claudia wants is to live like anyone else her age. Caught between family duty and the urge to make the most of her youth, she has to work out how to love without giving herself up. Screened as part of the film cycle at the CIC El Almacén in Arrecife.
The film is written and directed by Marta Matute, with Júlia Mascort, Sonia Almarcha, Tomás del Estal and Laura Weissmahr in the cast. The story rests on a tension most people recognise: an illness that enters a home and quietly redistributes the roles inside the family.
Against that weight, Claudia refuses to take the place everyone seems to assume is hers. What the film puts at the centre is not the diagnosis but the decision of an eighteen year old about how much of herself she is willing to hand over. It screens at the CIC El Almacén as part of the cultural programme of the Cabildo de Lanzarote, with a ticket price. Recommended for viewers over 16.