Little Miracles (1997): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1997, Little Miracles is a drama film directed by Eliseo Subiela, running about 106 minutes.

What it’s about. Rosalía is a cashier at a supermarket. She lives alone, loves reading fairy tales and hides in a magic fantasy world in order to survive living in the real one. She thinks she is a fairy who came on a mission and got caught in this world. She travels by bus every day. At the bus-stop, there is a "web camera" which records images and puts them into the Internet. Santiago is a scientist who works in an international research project to detect signs of extraterrestrial intelligence. He is a lonely man who lives with his dog and his computer. Rosalía finds she has some extra-sensory powers and thinks three young women she knows are fairies. They will remarkably influence her life. She also feels the need to meet her father, whom she has not seen since she was 8.

Who’s in it. Little Miracles stars Héctor Alterio as Padre de Rosalía, Antonio Birabent as Santiago, Mónica Galán as Susana and Julieta Ortega as Rosalía, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.4/10, Little Miracles has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Little Miracles page.

If you liked it. Fans of Little Miracles tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.