Mailin

By María Silvia Esteve

While telling her daughter a bedtime story, Mailin pieces her memories back together.
What could have been a fairy tale turns out to be the story of a young girl who suffered abuses from a priest for 15 years. It’s a long journey towards healing and justice, but also the chance to offer her daughter the childhood she never had.

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Festivals & Awards

IDFA 2025 – International Documentary Festival Amsterdam – World Premiere – International Competition 

Press

“The vivid, vital testimony of a woman – and women – who refuses to remain silent.”

“The powerful narrative and sensitive craft choices serve to spotlight the bravery of its subject.”

“Intimate, immersive.”

“A deeply honest and personal film.”

SCREENDAILY

 

“Remarkable documentary.”

“Visually rich. Inventive, original, highly cinematic and often incongruously, disturbingly beautiful.”

THE FILM VERDICT

 

“With incredible creativity, care and integrity, María Silvia Esteve has made a film that is as compelling as it is harrowing.”

“Very masterfully edited into a flowing, gripping, balanced tale.”

BUSINESS DOC EUROPE

 

“An unforgettably piercing reckoning.”

HIGH ON FILMS

 

“María Silvia Esteve portrays, with both grace and force, the power of female resilience in the face of male brutality.”

LE POLYESTER

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