Camino

"Camino" (2008) is a Spanish drama you can watch online on iFILM, directed by Javier Fesser — it claimed seven Goya Awards, including Best Film. Eleven-year-old Camino has a terminal diagnosis. What she's thinking about is the boy from her school play, and the small ordinary things she wants to experience while she still can.

Her mother is a deeply devout Catholic with close ties to a religious organization. She doesn't see her daughter's illness — she sees a martyrdom in progress. Carme Elias plays her with a frightening conviction. Nerea Camacho, in the title role, picked up the Goya for Best New Actress.

Fesser made a film that isn't really about dying — it's about a child's right to want her own life, while the adults around her have already dedicated it to something else. Stream "Camino" (2008) online on iFILM.