Experiencing Interruptions?

The August Virgin (La virgen de agosto)

Eva is not satisfied with her life. In an act of faith, she decides to stay in Madrid over the summer, when all the other locals leave. On days of festivities and verbenas, while events and encounters take place, Eva will discover that she still has time, that an opportunity can still be given.

A summertime, thirtysomething coming-of-age story.

  • Jonás Trueba
    Director
    Todas las canciones hablan de mí (2010), Los ilusos (2013), Los exiliados románticos (2015), La reconquista (2016)
  • Jonás Trueba, Itsaso Arana
    Writer
  • Javier Lafuente
    Producer
  • Itsaso Arana
    Key Cast
    "Eva"
  • Vito Sanz
    Key Cast
    "Agos"
  • Isabelle Stoffel
    Key Cast
    "Olka"
  • Joe Manjon
    Key Cast
    "Joe"
  • Santiago Racaj
    Cinematography
  • Marta Velasco
    Editing
  • Amanda Villavieja & Eduardo Castro
    Sound
  • Los Ilusos Films, La Virgen De Agosto AIE
    Production Companies
  • Bendita Film Sales
    Sales Agency & Festivals
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Comedy
  • Runtime:
    2 hours
  • Completion Date:
    June 28, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    Spain
  • Country of Filming:
    Spain
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1:1.85
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Karlovy Vary International Film Fest
    Karlovy Vary
    Czech Republic
    World Premiere
    FIPRESCI Award & Special Jury Mention
  • Calgary International Film Festival
    Calgary
    Canada
    North-American Premiere
  • San Sebastian International Film Festival
    San Sebastián
    Spain
    Spanish Premiere
  • Cinespaña. Toulouse Spanish Film Festival
    Toulouse
    France
    Best Actress & Best Screenplay
  • La Roche-Sur-Yon International Film Festival
    La Roche Sur Yon
    France
    French Premiere
  • Montreal International Festival of New Cinema
    Montréal
    Canada
  • Chicago International Film Festival
    Chicago
    United States
    US Premiere
  • CINEMED. Mediterranean Film Festival
    Montpellier
    France
  • SEMINCI
    Valladolid
    Spain
  • FIC Santander

    Colombia
    September 3, 2019
    Colombian Premiere
    Sección Galas
  • Thessaloniki International Film Festival
    Thessaloniki
    Greece
    October 31, 2019
    Greek Premiere
    Open Horizons, Main Program
  • Week of Film, University of Lima
    Lima
    Peru
    November 1, 2019
    Peruvian Premiere
    Muestra Internacional
  • Latin Beat Film Festival
    Tokyo
    Japan
    November 7, 2019
    Japanese Premiere
    Opening Film
  • Cork Film Festival
    Cork
    Ireland
    November 7, 2019
    Irish Premiere
    Spirit of the Festival Competition
  • Zagreb Film Festival
    Zagreb
    Croatia
    November 7, 2019
    Croatian Premiere
    The Great Five Selection
  • Mar del Plata International Film Festival
    Mar del Plata
    Argentina
    November 9, 2019
    Argentinian Premiere
    International Competition
  • MedFilm Festival
    Rome
    Italy
    November 8, 2019
    Italian Premiere
    Special Mention of the University Jury
  • International Film Festival of India (IFFI GOA)
    Goa
    India
    November 20, 2019
    Indian Premiere
    World Panorama
  • Festival Autorskog Filma
    Belgrade
    Serbia
    November 22, 2019
    Serbian Premiere
    Special Mention of the Jury
  • Havana International Festival of New Latin-American Cinema
    Havana
    Cuba
    December 5, 2019
    Cuban Premiere
    Spanish Cinema Showcase
  • AFI European Union Film Showcase
    Silver Spring
    United States
    December 4, 2019
    Maryland
  • International Film Festival of Kerala
    Kerala
    India
    December 6, 2019
    World Cinema
  • Festival do Rio de Janeiro
    Rio de Janeiro
    Brazil
    December 9, 2019
    Brazilian Premiere
    Panorama
  • Les Arcs Film Festival
    Les Arcs
    France
    December 14, 2019
    Hauteur Section
  • Göteborg Film Festival 2020

    Sweden
  • Schermi d’amore Film Festival Verona 2020

    Italy
  • Bengaluru International Film Festival 2020

    India
  • Glasgow Film Festival 2020

    United Kingdom
  • Luxembourg City Film Festival 2020

    Luxembourg
  • Espanoramas 2020

    Argentina
  • Mons Film Festival 2020

    Belgium
    Prix du Scénario
  • Vilnius International Film Festival 2020

    Lithuania
  • CineLatino- CineEspañol Tubingen, Stuttgart 2020

    Germany
  • Festival Cinéma Espagnol Nantes 2020

    France
  • Transilvania International Film Festival 2020

    Romania
  • Helsinki International Film Festival 2020

    Finland
  • Odesa International Film Festival 2020

    Ukraine
  • Crossing Europe Extracts 2020

    Austria
  • Mastercard OFF CAMERA FESTIVAL 2020

    Poland
  • Black Canvas Contemporary Film Festival 2020

    Mexico
  • Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2020

    Taiwan
  • Spanish Film Festival in Singapore 2020

    Singapore
  • Uruguay International Film Festival 2021

    Uruguay
  • Mois de la critique | Institut Français Japan 2021

    Japan
  • Muestra Internacional de Cine | Cineteca Nacional México 2021

    Mexico
  • Moro Spanish Film Festival 2021

    Australia
  • Heidelberg Mediterranean Film Festival 2021

    Germany
Distribution Information
  • Arizona Distribution
    Country: France
  • Outsider Pictures
    Country: United States
Director Biography - Jonás Trueba

Jonás Trueba (Madrid, 1981) has written and directed the following feature films: Todas las canciones hablan de mí (2010), nominated for a Goya award for Best New Director; Los ilusos (2013), which won awards and praise from critics and audiences after its international festival tour; Los exiliados románticos (2015) won the Special Jury Award at the Málaga festival; and La reconquista (2016), part of the Official Selection at the San Sebastian Film Festival, and awarded the 2016 Ojo Crítico prize from Spanish Radio RNE. He is also the author of the medium-length film Miniaturas (2011) and co-wrote the feature films Más pena que Gloria (2000) and Vete de mí (2005), both directed by Víctor García León, and El baile de la Victoria (2009), directed by Fernando Trueba and nominated for a Goya award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Towards the end of that 2016 he began Quién lo impide (Our Way), a cinematographic introduction to different teenagers, shown in several different parts, like a work in progress. He juggles his career in cinema with teaching and since 2013 he has been a member of the Cine en Curso team, an educational project about cinema, and with cinema, in schools and colleges.

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