Violet Perfume: No One Is Listening (2001)

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Country: Mexico, Netherlands
Genres: Drama
Release: 2001-03-11
Director: Marisa Sistach
Writers: José Buil , Marisa Sistach
Language: Spanish
Stars: Ximena Ayala , Nancy Gutiérrez , Arcelia Ramírez , María Rojo (I) , Luis Fernando Peña , Gabino Rodríguez , Pablo Delgado , Eligio Meléndez , Rosario Zúñiga , Soledad González
Runtime: 90 min
Awards: 17 wins & 16 nominations
AKA: Parfum de violettes (France, French Republic) , Az ibolya illata (Hungary) , Violet Perfume: Nobody Hears You (United States of America) , Perfume de violetas (Mexico) , Aroma violetas (Kaneis den s' akouei) (Greece) , Nadie te oye. Perfume de violetas , Fiołkowe perfumy (Poland) , Никто тебя не слышит: Аромат фиалок (Russian Federation) , Nadie te oye. Perfume de violetas (Mexico) , Violet Perfume: Nobody Hears You
Plot: A poignant and moving urban drama, focusing on the growing problem of sexual assault in Mexico City. Director Sistach fictionalizes the true story of a friendship between two adolescent girls which is torn apart when one of them is brutally raped. Rebellious tomboy Yessica is frequently in trouble at school and at home, with its lower middle-class limitations. She is always at odds with her mother, bullying stepfather, and despicable stepbrother, Jorge. Then Jorge strikes a deal with a friend, helping the man trap Yessica and rape her, in exchange for money. Terrified and ashamed of the attack, Yessica remains silent, seeking comfort in her friendship with innocent and childlike Miriam, from a more stable home, though reared by a poor single mother. Tragedy unfolds as Yessica increasingly relies on Miriam and begins to get the naive girl into trouble, until Miriam finds she is no longer in control of her fate.
IMDB:tt0280015