Esas no son penas

Esas no son penas

2005 · 90 min · ★ 7.3 · Drama

One day five women from Quito, friends in their teens, decide to get back together after fourteen years. Helena is waiting for her second child, Marina lives the ups and downs of infidelity, Diana, an early widow, shares her loneliness with her 15 year old daughter and Tamara has not abandoned the random life of nightclubs, men and drugs. The purpose of their get-together is to visit their old classmate, Alejandra, who is consumed by an illness.

Directed by Anahí Hoeneisen · Written by Anahí Hoeneisen

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