Eight-year-old Santa (Fernanda Gutiérrez Aranda) frees her mother from the hands of an abusive father. Infused with the powers of a goldfish she swallowed whole, she sets off on a fantastical road trip toward a heaven in the sky she believes is as real as the ground beneath her. On her journey through the otherworldly Bolivian Altiplano, she tests the faith of a priest, befriends a troupe of cholita wrestlers, and clashes with a burnt-out cop grieving the death of his wife. Eyes firmly on the horizon, she leaves a trail of miracles in her wake and prompts her unlikely followers to question everything they believed was possible.

Shot on location in Bolivia with an eye-popping color palette, Spanish filmmaker Alberto Sciamma's magical realist road movie bursts with empathy and wonder. Clint Worthington at RogerEbert.com calls it "a deeply sincere fantasy drama that can tug on even the firmest of heartstrings," and Dennis Harvey at Variety praises its "considerable ambition, aesthetic beauty and bittersweet enchantment."

Winner of 9 awards internationally, including Special Jury Award, Audience Award, and Best Cinematography at Fantasporto 2025; Best Cinematography at Fantasia 2025; and Best Film and Best Actor at ARFECine Buenos Aires 2025. Official Selection, SXSW London and Fantasia 2025.

Director Alberto Sciamma, Bolivia/UK, 2025, color, 108 min. In Spanish with English subtitles.

Sonoma International Film Festival
Sonoma, CA
March 25-29, 2026

42nd Chicago Latino Film Festival
Chicago, IL
April 22 and 26, 2026

Quad Cinema
New York City, NY
Opens June 26, 2026

Laemmle Theaters
Los Angeles, CA
July 3, 2026