'' Illiterate '' ( ) is a 2013 Chilean drama film directed by Moisés Sepúlveda.The script was written by Sepúlveda and Pablo Paredes , based in Parede 's own play . It was selected to be screened out of competition closing the Critics Week section at the 2013 Venice Film Festival , and in 2013 SANFIC , winning Best Chilean Picture , and the Public Prize Ximena is a middle-aged woman who lives alone in her apartment , oblivious to the world around her because she 's illiterate , a condition that embarrasses her . Without much conviction , Ximena accepts the support of Jackeline , a young graduated in teaching , who will teach her how to read , and so she 'll be able to know the content of a letter left by her father as his only souvenir . The relationship between the two women will become a mutual learning that will go beyond the topic of reading , providing us a light that the real meaning of being illiterate is much more than not knowing how to read , and it 's not limited to a single person
SANFIC
Santiago International Film Festival
Illiterate (film)