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'Carmen' is a Maltese-Canadian drama film, directed by Valerie Buhagiar and released in 2021.[Dana Gee, [https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/movies/family-members-sheltered-life-of-servitude-inspires-filmmaker-to-shade-the-patriarchy "Family member's sheltered life of servitude inspires filmmaker to shade the patriarchy"]. 'Vancouver Sun', December 12, 2021.] Inspired in part by the real experiences of Buhagiar's own aunt Rita, the film stars Natascha McElhone as Carmen, a Maltese spinster who has spent her adult life serving as a caretaker for her brother, who is a Roman Catholic priest, but who finds herself feeling free to explore her own desires and goals in life as she nears age 50.[
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The cast also includes Richard Clarkin, Steven Love, Mikhail Basmadjian, Maxime Durand, Michaela Farrugia, Peter Galea and Henry Zammit Cordina.
The film was shot in Malta in 2019.[Ben Dalton, [https://www.screendaily.com/news/natascha-mcelhone-signs-to-star-in-valerie-buhagiars-carmen-now-shooting-in-malta-exclusive/5141363.article "Natascha McElhone signs to star in Valerie Buhagiars Carmen, now shooting in Malta"]. 'Screen Daily', July 19, 2019.]
The film was screened for distributors in the Industry Selects program at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, but was not made available to the general public.[[https://www.shootonline.com/news/toronto-film-festival-unveils-conversations-industry-selects-special-event-lineups "Toronto Film Festival Unveils Conversations, Industry Selects, Special Event Lineups"]. 'Shoot Online', August 24, 2021.] It had its public premiere at the 2021 Whistler Film Festival,[Charlie Smith, [https://www.straight.com/movies/whistler-film-festival-movies-including-pink-cloud-and-drinkwater-are-available-online-across "Whistler Film Festival movies, including The Pink Cloud and Drinkwater, are available online across Canada"]. 'The Georgia Straight', December 13, 2021.] where Diego Guijarro won the award for Best Cinematography in a Borsos Competition film.[Charlie Smith, [https://www.straight.com/movies/cinema-of-sleep-wins-borsos-award-for-best-canadian-feature-at-whistler-film-festival "Cinema of Sleep wins Borsos award for best Canadian feature at Whistler Film Festival"]. 'The Georgia Straight', December 20, 2021.]
In 2022 it was screened at the Canadian Film Festival in Toronto, where it won the award for Best Film.[[https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/maltese-film-carmen-gets-best-feature-award-in-canadian-film-fest.946279 "Maltese film Carmen gets best feature award in Canadian Film Fest"]. 'Times of Malta', April 5, 2022.]
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