Set in a boarding school in the 1990s, Full of Grace is an uplifting family movie full of humour and charm about soccer, nuns and orphaned boys.
In the summer of 1994, unorthodox nun Sister Marina (the superb Carmen Machi, The Tribe SPA18, Spanish Affair 1 & 2) is sent to El Parral, a boarding school for boys threatened with closure.
Even though she is welcomed with all sorts of pranks by the boarders, who are boys with no families, Marina has an idea that will change everything: to set up a soccer team. Despite opposition from Mother Superior (Nuria González), Marina, with the help of two other nuns, Sisters Angelines (Paula Usera, Rosa’s Wedding SPA20) and Tatiana build the team. Gradually they create something like a family that the children never had.
Loosely based on the inspiring true story of ex-Real Madrid soccer player Valdo Lopes, who attended the real-life El Parral Valdo, this story of transformation from Roberto Bueso is great fun for the whole family.
OFFICIAL SELECTION – San Sebastián International Film Festival 2022
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Málaga Film Festival 2022
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Giffoni Film Festival 2022
"It’s family-friendly, fun feel-good fare."
- ScreenDaily
Wednesday 14th June
109 min
ALL
Carmen Machi, Paula Usero, Anis Doroftei, Nuria González, Manolo Solo
Roberto Bueso
Film Festival
Spanish with English subtitles
Palace Norton St
