Full of Grace

Set in 1994, with the backdrop of the 1994 FIFA World Cup,[1] the plot tracks a nun who arrives to an orphanage about to close down (El Parral) and helps to create a football team among the kids.

[3] It was shot in the Valencia Region, including Carcaixent, Burjassot, San Antonio de Benagéber, Quesa, Paterna, L'Eliana and Gandia.

[8] Jonathan Holland of ScreenDaily considered the story to be "the very definition of good, old-fashioned fun", also featuring the central performance delivered by Machi which is "a joy to behold", underscoring that "despite some plot absurdities, the script is careful to keep things emotionally true".

[1] Carlos Marañón of Cinemanía scored 3½ out of 5 stars, considering that the film ("as kind as it is funny") is supported by a "portentous" casting of youngsters making their debut in front of the camera.

[6] Beatriz Martínez of El Periódico de Catalunya scored 3 out of 5 stars, considering that the film (featuring a good director and cast behind as well as a nostalgic element) manages to have "the right doses of spirit of improvement, good intentions and a little hope in human beings, which given the circumstances, we need".