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Carmen is a Maltese-Canadian drama film, directed by Valerie Buhagiar and released in 2021. Inspired in part by the real experiences of Buhagiar's own aunt Rita, the film stars Natascha McElhone as Carmen, a woman in Malta who has spent much of her adult life obeying a patriarchal tradition of serving as a caretaker for her brother after he joined the Roman Catholic priesthood, but who finds herself free to explore her own desires and goals in life as she nears age 50.