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The Rye Horn

Directed by Jaione Camborda
2023
Spain, Portugal, Belgium
105 minutes
Unclassified 15+
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Winner of the top prize at San Sebastian, this elemental, visually ravishing film spotlights a rural Galician midwife in 1971 flees after an illegal operation goes wrong. A powerful exploration of bodies, motherhood and female solidarity.

In 1970s rural Galicia, the beauty of the golden rye fields belies a hidden desperation. Removed from modern medicine and steeped in strict social mores, the women of an isolated fishing village give birth in extreme agony. Some are compelled to pluck a fungus from the swaying rye for use in infusions that induce abortions. Midwife María spends her time helping mothers-to-be, even as it draws suspicion from the community. When disaster strikes, María must escape to Portugal via an old smugglers’ route, dependent on the kindness of other women. Director Jaione Camborda’s unsparing but vividly immersive film won the top prize at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.

Limited seats are available for patrons requiring access for wheelchairs, low vision and hearing loop. Please contact our ticketing team directly on 1300 733 733 or tickets@sff.org.au to complete your booking.
A powerful and intimate drama that revolves around motherhood and women’s right to decide on matters regarding their body and their destiny
Cristóbal Soage, Cineuropa
From the mussel pickers to potato digging, the salty sea to the river that marks a boundary between Franco’s Guardia Civil and Caetano’s Portugal, it’s a beautiful film
Fionnuala Halligan, Screen International

Tickets

Wed 5 Jun
6:30pm
Palace Norton Street - Cinema 3
Assisted Listening
Wheelchair
Subtitled
Past Event Cancel
Thu 6 Jun
8:35pm
Hayden Orpheum Cremorne - Cinema 5
Assisted Listening
Wheelchair
Subtitled
Past Event Cancel
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Original Title
O CORNO
Year
2023
Classification
Unclassified 15+
Country
Spain, Portugal, Belgium
Language
In Spanish, Galician and Portuguese with English subtitles
Director
Jaione Camborda
Producer
Jaione Camborda, Andrea Vázquez, María Zamora
Cast
Janet Novás, Carla Rivas, Siobhan Fernandes
Screenwriter
Jaione Camborda
Cinematographer
Rui Poças
Editor
Cristobal Fernández
Premiere
Australian Premiere
Genre
Women Directors, Focus on Women, Festival Award Winners
Company Credits
Sales Agent: Films Boutique
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