With Sundance now underway, the next major festival on our radar is Berlinale, which kicks off on February 12. Today we’re proud to present the exclusive trailer for one of the hopeful breakouts in the Generation section, Victoria Linares Villegas’ (Ramona, It Runs in the Family) narrative debut No Salgas (translated as Don’t Come Out), starring Cecile van Welie, Gabriela Cortés, Camila Issa, Camila Santana, and Mariela Guerrero.
Here’s the synopsis: “After her girlfriend’s death, Liz hides her true self until a weekend trip with friends awakens forbidden desires. The result is paranoia and violence that consumes the group as Liz’s secret unleashes a deadly force.”
“The dynamics of coexistence and power have always favoured a heteronormative society,” said director Victoria Linares Villegas. “The Dominican Republic is highly conservative, which only highlights the inadequacy of the concept of an ‘ally,’ an idea that in ‘No salgas’ is more performative than supportive, and often does not stem from genuine understanding, but from reflexive tolerance. The ally can be understanding and, at the same time, contribute, out of ignorance, to oppressive social environments.”
See the exclusive trailer below:
