In the Name of the Girl

In the Name of the Girl
Directed byTania Hermida
Written byTania Hermida
Produced byTania Hermida
StarringEva Mayu Mecham Benavides
CinematographyArmando Salazar
Music byNelson García
Release date
  • 7 November 2011 (2011-11-07) (Rome)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryEcuador
LanguageSpanish

In the Name of the Girl (Spanish: En el Nombre de la Hija) is a 2011 Ecuadorian drama film written and directed by Tania Hermida.[1][2]

The film is a religious and social criticism of Ecuadorian Christianity and capitalism from the point of view of Manuela, a girl who was raised with revolutionary ideas, without religious ties and with a deep sense of social equality.[3]

  1. ^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 106. ISBN 978-1908215017.
  2. ^ "In the Name of the Girl". The Match Factory. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  3. ^ "En el nombre de la hija - Críticas | Sinopsis | Comentarios". El Espectador Imaginario (in Spanish). 2 December 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2020.