It’s the 1960s in a drought-stricken mining town in the Chilean Atacama Desert. María’s family can only afford one ticket to the movies. When she comes home, she performs the movie for them. Soon, everyone wants to listen to María’s incredible “movies.”

Maria’s special gift, an almost uncanny ability to retell films, will spread throughout the village, changing the fate of her family at the same time that the country is being transformed forever. Adapted from the book by the highly acclaimed Chilean author Hernán Rivera Letelier, Lone Scherfig’s crowd-pleasing film celebrates cinema, filmgoing, and the power of imagination.

“For movie lovers everywhere, The Movie Teller is a must-see.” –-Pete Hammond, Deadline Hollywood Daily

Content advisory: themes of abuse