Entre Algodones
2025 · 3m · España
Directed by Sara Cuello
Genres: comedy, coming-of-age, family
Tones: humorous, tender, whimsical
Five friends, one room and a seemingly impossible mission: helping one of them insert her first tampon — a small experience of sisterhood, intimacy and trust. Will they manage it this year?
Picked by Zoe
The scouts
Everyone expects this to be cringey or preachy, so Cuello makes it neither—she leans into the absurdity and genuine tenderness simultaneously, which is the move most filmmakers don't have the nerve to attempt.
A formally precise miniature that sits comfortably in the lineage of intimate ensemble comedies, with careful staging and editing that respects both the humor and the stakes of a single moment.
The entire film hinges on Cuello's decision to keep the camera *with* the group rather than on the body—a spatial choice that transforms what could've been exploitative into something that feels like being held by your people.