Sad Girlz

Chicas Tristes

Director: Fernanda Tovar
Country: Mexico, Spain, France

2026 | 90 min. | Spanish
Subtitles: German, English
FSK 16

Cast_ Rocio Guzmán, Darana Álvarez, Tatsumi Milori, Tomás García Agraz, Mónica del Carmen Screenplay_ Fernanda Tovar Camera_ Rosa Hadit Hernández Producer_ Daniel Loustaunau, Araceli Velázquez Rights_ Mindjazz Pictures

A traumatic experience puts a young woman’s closest friendship to the test. A sensitive film about female empowerment that avoids all clichés.

Director

The 34-year-old Mexican filmmaker Fernanda Tovar studied film directing. Her debut feature ›Sad Girlz‹ premiered in the Generation 14Plus section at the Berlinale and received both the International Jury Grand Prix and the Youth Jury Crystal Bear for Best Film. Tovar is a member of Colectivo Colmena, whose members believe that cinema can transform people and societies.

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