The Firefly
2013 · Movie · 88 min · ★ 6.9
After a young wife loses her estranged brother without warning, she connects with his fiancée as they navigate shared grief. As their bond deepens, comfort turns into unexpected feelings that challenge what each thought they wanted and needed.
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Details
- Original title
- La luciérnaga
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2013-11-10
- Language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 88 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (122 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you want an intimate, grief-tinged romance that aims for raw emotion and hope, similar in mood to Room in Rome; Not for you if you need polished pacing and consistent execution.
Pros: emotionally gripping; hopeful healing tone; strong lead performances | Cons: uneven directing; hard to watch; divisive overall impact
Themes
- lgbt
- woman director
Cast & crew
Carolina Guerra
as Lucía
Olga Segura-Gall
as Mariana
Manuel José Chaves
as Andrés
María Helena Doehring
as Mercedes
- PF
Pedro Falla
as El Pastuso
Luis Fernando Orozco
as Father Abelardo
- AA
Andrés Aramburo
as Adrián
Directed by Ana Maria Hermida