Carajita
Carajita
Director: Ulises Porra, Silvina Schnicer
Screenwriter: Ulises Porra, Ulla Prida, Silvina Schnicer
Dominican Republic | Drama | Spanish | 2021 | 89 Minutes
Synopsis:
"Sara and her nanny Yarisa have a relationship that seems to transcend their class conditions: they are the closest thing to a daughter-mother, but an accident will test their intimate loyalty and the innocent illusion that nothing can separate them"
Post-Screening Discussion Questions:
1. The film mentions several animals, what are they? What do you think they might represent in the film and why?
2. Did any scene shock you?
3. How do you interpret the ending?
4. The film mentions different characters from different economic levels and from different ages. Do any of these contrasting realities stand out to you ?
5. Do you think Yarisa will ever forgive the perpetrators of the car accident?
6. Carajita means kid in slang. How can you connect the film title with the youth represented in the film? Are they “bad” kids? Will they become harmful people in the future?
7. What dangers lurk behind the "cool" lives of these kids?