El Testamento de María

June, 1816. A French navy frigate ran aground on a sandbar off the coast of Senegal. Attempts to free the board were futile - the crew had no choice but to abandon ship. Since the available boats were not enough to accommodate the entire crew, the team built a raft. It accommodated 147 people: soldiers, sailors, several passengers and officers. The plan was for the boats to tow the raft. But the cable broke and the raft drifted into the open sea. For those who were on the raft, a harsh and cruel struggle for life began.

In June 2013, actress Rosa Novell was diagnosed with cancer. While battling the disease, the treatment affected her optic nerve, leaving her blind. Among her unfinished projects was the Catalan version of Colm Tóibín's play ‘The Testament of Mary’. An approach to this work ultimately became her own testament.