Back to Stay

• Maria Canale Marina
• Martina Juncadella: Sofia
• Ailin Salas: Violeta
• Julian Tello: Francisco

Abrir puertas y ventanas (literally translated: "Windows and Doors"; Festival of English Title: Back To Stay ) is a feature film by director Milagros Mumenthaler from the year 2011 He is a Swiss-Argentine co-production.. The Spanish-language film about three sisters who mourn her dead grandmother, was awarded at the 64th edition of the Locarno Film Festival with the Golden Leopard for best film. Abrir puertas y ventanas is the feature film debut Mumenthaler.

Action

Marina, Sofia and Violeta are three sisters 18-20 years of age who have grown up with her grandmother in Buenos Aires. As she dies, she must learn to deal with the grief and to stand on their own two feet. For the introverted student Marina and the student Sofia complicates the situation, as Violeta, the youngest emerges because of the relationship with a musician from the residential community.

Criticism and Awards

Michael Senn Hauser wrote about the film, Mumenthaler remain close to their characters, they " can do without extreme moments and turns, and pulls it out of their actresses a natural intensity out that amazes. There is no false note in this film, not be translated image, not bolted to a backbone scenes. In its natural state it is a film that is reminiscent of the Japanese master Hirokazu Kore - Eda, especially on his quiet children drama Nobody Knows by 2004. "

At 64th Locarno Film Festival Abrir puertas y ventanas was awarded the Golden Leopard for best film. At the same time Maria Canale received a Leopard for Best Actress.