Memories of a Burning Body / Memorias de un cuerpo ardiente, the sophomore feature film by director Antonella Sudasassi, has been announced as Costa Rica’s official entry in the Best International Feature competition for the 97th Academy Awards. The film had its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival last February, where it won the Panorama Audience Award.
The story follows Ana, Patricia, and Mayela, three women raised in a repressive era where sexuality was taboo, and their understanding of womanhood was shaped by unspoken rules and implicit impositions. Now, their fearless voices converge in a 65-year-old woman, who revisits a kaleidoscopic life filled with intertwined memories, secrets, and hidden desires.
Memories of a Burning Body marks Costa Rica’s 13th submission to the Academy Awards, though the country has yet to receive a nomination.
