The Rye Horn
The Rye Horn is a 2023 drama film directed by Jaione Camborda which stars Janet Novás. A Spanish-Belgian-Portuguese co-production, it features dialogue in Galician and Portuguese.
The film landed its world premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. It won the Golden Shell at the 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival.
Plot
Set in 1971 Galicia, the plot tracks the plight of María, a woman who performs abortions in a village forced to leave the island of Arousa and cross the Portuguese border through smuggling routes.
Production
The Rye Horn is a Spanish-Portuguese-Belgian international co-production. It was produced by Esnatu Zinema, Miramemira and Elastica Films alongside Bando à Parte and Bulletproof Cupid, with the participation of TVE, TVG, Movistar Plus+, backing from ICAA, Eurimages, and AGADIC.
Release
The Rye Horn was selected in the Platform Prize slate of the 48th Toronto International Film Festival, with a screening premiere set for 10 September 2023. It also made it to the official selection of the 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival for its European premiere, and to the 'Debate' programme of the 2023 BFI London Film Festival. Distributed by Elastica, it was released theatrically in Spain on 11 October 2023.
Reception
The film also appeared on a number of critics' top ten lists of the best Spanish films of 2023:5th — ''El Cultural''