Violet Perfume: No One Is Listening

Violet Perfume: No One Is Listening (Perfume de violetas, nadie te oye) is a 2001 Mexican drama film directed by Marisa Sistach. It was Mexico's submission to the 74th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.

Plot
Yessica (Ximena Ayala) is a rebellious girl who forms an unlikely friendship with quiet schoolmate Miriam (Nancy Gutiérrez). Yessica's home life is ruled by her brutal stepfather and her amoral stepbrother, Jorge (Luis Fernando Peña), while Miriam shares a calm, loving household with her mother. The girls' friendship is shattered after Jorge arranges to have one of his friends rape Yessica. In the aftermath, the traumatized girl unwittingly draws Miriam into her troubled world.

Cast

 * Ximena Ayala - Yessica
 * Nancy Gutiérrez - Miriam
 * Arcelia Ramírez - Alicia, madre de Miriam
 * María Rojo - Madre de Yessica
 * Luis Fernando Peña - Jorge
 * Gabino Rodríguez - Héctor
 * Pablo Delgado - Juan

Awards
Violet Perfume: No One Is Listening won five Ariel awards:


 * Best Actress: Ximena Ayala
 * Best Supporting Actress: Arcelia Ramírez
 * Best original script: José Buil
 * Best Art Direction
 * Best Costume Design