Alicia (Lucia Pollan) is a sick child who dreams of the dress in her favorite Japanese series “Magical Girl Yukiko.” Luis (Luis Bermejo), her father, will try to do everything in his power to achieve it.
But his fate intersects with Barbara (Barbara Lennie), an attractive young woman with mental disorders and with Damian (Jose Sacristan), a teacher retired from everything but his troubled past. Luis, Barbara and Damian will be trapped in a world of blackmail, where instincts and reason will struggle in a tragic battle, changing their lives forever. In Magical Girl, the director employs a classic noir premise, taking his exploration of the darkest side of human nature to exhilarating new extremes. This is a huge step in what is being called “The Other Spanish Cinema”, a spontaneous and stimulating movement. Carlos Vermut is a young but already respected Spanish Author in the film industry, who maintains a risky style as a director. This movie is part of the Amsterdam Spanish Film Festival (ASFF).