Acclaimed Chilean Filmmaker Valeria Sarmiento Bids Farewell to Directing With Affecting Childhood Sexual Abuse Drama ‘Behind the Rain’

According to Variety, the acclaimed Chilean filmmaker Valeria Sarmiento is bidding farewell to directing with a drama about childhood sexual abuse titled “Behind the Rain.” Over a long career, Sarmiento has directed more than thirty features exploring the lives of women in a patriarchal culture, winning awards at major festivals including San Sebastián and earning both Golden Bear and Golden Lion nominations. Variety frames this affecting new film as the closing chapter of that body of work.

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