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THIS ISLAND

By Lorraine JONES MOLINA, Cristian CARRETERO

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Drama - Completed 2025

In coastal Puerto Rico, Bebo and his brother turn to illegal activities to survive. When a job goes wrong, Bebo flees to the mountains with his girlfriend Lola, and must decide if redemption is possible, or if the sea will be their final escape.

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& Awards

Munich Film Festival 2016
film independent INDEPENDENT SPIRIT JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
Ventana Sur 2025
Guadalajara FICG 2025
Ibero American Feature Competition
NVISION Latino Film & Music Festival 2025
Winner. Best US Feature
Puerto Rico Film Festival 2025
Winner. Best Puerto Rican Feature Award. Winner Besti Cinematography
Cine Ceará Festival Ibero-americano de Cinema 2025
Winner Best Art Direction. Winner Best Soudntrack
AFI Latin American Film Festival 2025
Official Selection
Festival de Biarritz Amérique Latine 2025
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    • Year of production
    • 2025
    • Genres
    • Drama, Female director, First film
    • Countries
    • PUERTO RICO
    • Languages
    • SPANISH
    • Duration
    • 114 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Lorraine JONES MOLINA, Cristian CARRETERO
    • Writer(s)
    • Lorraine JONES MOLINA, Cristian CARRETERO, Kisha TIKINA BURGOS
    • Producer(s)
    • Lorraine JONES MOLINA (Experimento Lúdico), Cristian CARRETERO (Experimento Lúdico)
    • Synopsis
    • Bebo, a teenager from a coastal Puerto Rican town, lives with his brother in a public housing complex. They fish for a living, but growing desperation drives them to illegal dealings that promise easy money. When a job goes wrong and blood is spilled, Bebo flees with Lola, a wealthy girl seeking to escape her troubled reality. As they navigate the labyrinthine mountains, they encounter remnants of a fading way of life, contrasting with the violence that follows them. As hitmen close in, Bebo must confront his choices and decide if redemption is possible, or if the sea will be their final escape.

      Plot keywords
      Coming-of-age | Lovers on the run | social issues | family & kin | drug traficking | coastal life | fishing | sustainability | Latin America | Puerto Rico | Caribbean
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