Reinas — THE YELLOW AFFAIR

SWITZERLAND OSCAR® SUBMISSION 2025

QUEENS

Original Title: REINAS
Directed by: Klaudia Reynicke
Genre: Drama
Cast: Abril Gjurinovic, Luana Vega, Gonzalo Molina, Jimena Lindo, Susi Sánchez
Written by: Klaudia Reynicke, Diego Vega
Produced by: Britta Rindelaub, Thomas Reichlin, Valérie Delpierre, Daniel Vega, Diego Vega
Production Companies: Alva Film (Switzerland),
Inicia Films (Spain), Maretazo Cine (Peru)
Executive Producers: Jessica Alba, Tracey Nyberg (Lady Metalmark Entertainment)
Production year: 2023
Release year: 2024
Country: Switzerland, Peru, Spain
Language: Spanish
Subtitled Versions: English
Duration: 104 min

Synopsis:

Everything happens very fast in Lima in the summer of 1992. Lucia, Aurora and their mother Elena are about to leave. They are apprehensive about saying goodbye to a country, to family and friends, but above all to Carlos, a father and ex-husband who has all but disappeared from their lives. In the midst of Peru's social and political chaos, this announced departure will give rise to contradictory feelings, reviving old regrets and generating new illusions. Facing the uncertainty of their future head on, their frustrations and fears are mixed with excitement and expectation, as the family faces the difficult truth about the losses this departure implies. REINAS is an intense, choral and moving tale of initiation, in the spirit of the 90s.

Berlinale Generation Kplus - WINNER The Grand Prix of the Generation International Jury for the Best Film

WINNER of the PRIX DU PUBLIC UBS - PIazza grande - Locarno film festival 2024

WINNER OF THE JURY AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY - LIMA FILM FESTIVAL 2024

"A Sundance world premiere should provide an ideal launch pad for this accessible, tenderly observed heartwarmer"
"a touching account of the ties that bind and the challenges of change"
"Reynicke's light handling of these delicate emotions is what makes Reinas so endearing"
Allan Hunter - Screendaily

"Director Klaudia Reynicke combines grounded wonder and realism for a cleverly written family story embedded into a larger historical context".
Carlos Aguilar - Variety

"In Reinas, Reynicke offers a quietly sad portrait of an unexpected effort to make a family feel whole."
"Klaudia Reynicke’s compact feature Reinas deals in intimate moments with an understated charm."
Lovia Gyarkye - The Hollywood Reporter

"This masterfully directed third feature by Swiss-Peruvian filmmaker Klaudia Reynicke catapults us back to Lima in the early Nineties"
"an intimate and dazzling film. which depicts the memories of the director back when she was a child"
"the real protagonist of this story is the warmth characterising the family's ties.
Giorgia Del Don - Cineuropa

“…a charming film, a marvel of simplicity, made profound by the director’s subtle cinematic dexterity.”
“a memento of a time and place, a space where imagination thrives, no matter the reality.” “
“In Reinas, Reynicke displays the subtlety of a master as she crafts a profound experience using deceptively simple means.”
Barbara Goslawski - That Shelf