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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.

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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