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I Am Nevenka (2024)
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Original name: Soy Nevenka
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
In the year 2000, Nevenka Fernández, 24 years old, Councilor for Finance in the Ponferrada City Council, suffered relentless persecution, both sentimental and professional, by the mayor, a man accustomed to doing his will politically and personally. She never decides to report, although she knows that she will have to pay a very high price: her environment does not support her, the society of Ponferrada turns its back on her and the media subjects her to a public trial. A story inspired by real events that turns its protagonist into a pioneer by taking an influential and popular politician to court for sexual and workplace harassment for the first time.
Style:
historical drama, intense
Plot:
sexual harassment, female protagonist, courtroom, political scandal, biopic, feminism, courage, women's rights, survivor, abuse of power, investigative journalism, court case, political corruption, female empowerment, character study, ethical dilemma, anger, sadness, human rights, resilience, portrait, lawyer, politics, hotel, lie ...
Time:
2000s, 90s, 1990s
Place:
spain
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