Before the Rooster Crows

Puerto Rican teenager Carmín dreams of living with her mom in America, but when her hopes are suddenly dashed, she ends up emotionally torn. Immediately afterwards she is confronted for the first time with her biological father. He's spent years in jail and then moves in with Carmín and her strict grandmother. Initially, Carmín doesn't like the charming newcomer, but father and daughter slowly become close. In the meantime, the hormonal maelstrom of puberty does its work: Carmín becomes a woman and that causes great confusion, mostly for herself. (International Film Festival Rotterdam)