Summer is here and the streets of Traiguera, a municipality in Castellón, are filled with people who come to enjoy the festivities and then return to their busy lives in the city. Lis She is a teenager who lives in the village and dreams of becoming a circus artist and go to Barcelona to study at a school specializing in this profession, despite not having the support of her parents. At 15 years old, Lis is in the middle of her career. process of discovering one’s own identity While living his first secret love with Néstor, a toxic and conflictive young man. This relationship will change the teenager’s life forever.
The relationship between Innocence y The Olive Tree
Lucia Alemany It premiered in the feature film with InnocenceHowever, his professional experience goes further. In 2015 he worked on the film The Olive Tree as a production assistant. Alemany spoke on the program Spanish versionpresented by Cayetana Guillén Cuervo, how she began to pursue the team members to get a position in the feature film directed by Icíar Bollaín.
Thanks to his position on the team The Olive Tree met the producer Juan Gordonwho loved it 14 years and one daythe short film that Lucía Alemany had directed. “I was smart because of the life-or-death work situation I was in, and I told him I had the script for a feature film that I wanted to direct,” said Alemany. That script, which did not exist at the time, ended up becoming Innocence and Juan Gordon is one of the film’s producers. The Olive Tree marked Lucía Alemany’s professional life so much that even chose the same town for filmingsince Traiguera was also the municipality in which Ana Castillo embraced the mythical olive tree in her role as Alma. There The neighbors collaborated with the team for the filming tasks of Innocencebecause according to Alemany “even the priest announced the filming plan for the week at mass.”
The reflection of adolescence in a rural environment
The plot revolves around Lis and how she gets caught up in a emotional storm during the Searching for your true self. There is one factor to take into account, and that is the rural surroundings where the protagonist finds herself, who in the words of the director “does not keep up with the city”. There the gossip among the neighbours and the traditional culture of her parents provoke her need to escape from a toxic environment that suffocates her.
With this film the director sought to “free that teenager who was still there wanting to live.” It emerged based on personal experiencesbecause “I dug into things that had happened to me and explored a whole world to be able to tell something” said Alemany.
Carmen Arrufat is the protagonist of the film
The arrival of Carmen Arrufat a Innocence brings freshness to today’s adolescence. The actress, who can also be seen in other series such as Hit on RTVE Playputs herself in Liz’s shoes. A “rough diamond” for acting, as Lucía Alemany defines her, who, like the protagonist herself, counted on Spanish version “It represents strength, breaking patterns, fighting for yourself and that guilt does not exist.”
At his side, a magnificent Joel Bosqued plays Nestor, her toxic boyfriend with drug problems that affect his temperament. The winner of three Goya Awards, Laia Marullis Soledad, Liz’s mother. Soledad is married to Catalano, played by Sergi Lópezthe father of the teenager who behaves very sexistly towards the mother and daughter.
Innocence is added to the RTVE Play film catalogue, where you can also watch free films and series such as The Naked Years, Dear Comrades o Take me to the moon.