ARANTXA ECHEVARRÍA / SPAIN / 2023 / 119 MIN
Language: Spanish and Chinese with English subtitles
Advisory: Contains sexual content
Chinas tells the story of Lucía, Xiang, and Claudia—three girls of Chinese origin living in
Madrid, but with completely different realities. Lucía, the 9-year-old daughter of Chinese
immigrants, dreams of celebrating her birthday at Burger King. However, her parents, who don’t
speak Spanish and work over 14 hours a day in a bazaar to give their daughters a better future,
believe that such things are only for Spaniards. Claudia, Lucía’s teenage sister, is beginning to
experience firsthand the cultural differences and racism among adolescents. Xiang is a 9-year-old
adopted girl who starts to question her biological family. The three stories intertwine and
separate, but they all share a common goal: the search for their own identity
