The Ivy / Hiedra

The third feature by acclaimed Ecuadorian writer-director Ana Cristina Barragán, THE IVY is about the resilient connection formed between two outsiders, transcending trauma and a world that tries to exclude them.

Azucena spies on a group of teenagers who live together like siblings in an orphanage. She’s 30 years old but stuck in the past on account of a life-changing event. Although their social worlds keep them apart, Azucena searches for something within the group, particularly focusing on 17-year-old Julio. As the two spend time together, an uneasy closeness grows, changing the shape of a bond neither expected to find.