The feature debut of writer/director Karla Badillo, Oca stars Natalia Solián as Rafaela, a young nun who embarks on a pilgrimage to a far off town. Along the way she encounters several characters whose experiences echo her own search for faith.
The film also stars Cecilia Suárez, Cristel Guadalupe Núñez, Leonardo Ortizgris, Gerardo Trejo-Luna, Raúl Briones, Enrique Arreola, Gabriela Núñez and Natalia Placencia.
Oca just made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Check out the trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
The film follows Rafaela (Natalia Solián), a devoted young nun from a dwindling congregation—an evocative contemporary blend of Luis Buñuel's Nazarín and Viridiana—as she embarks on a pilgrimage to a distant town where a new archbishop has been appointed. Along the way, she encounters travelers, a paratrooper, and members of the privileged class, whose trials and perspectives mirror her own search for faith, meaning, and survival in a world shaped by both spiritual devotion and material realities.
