Juan Torres: [email protected] / +34 635 431 270
Fabrizia Palazzo: [email protected] / +34 628 936 032
Óscar Alonso: [email protected] / +34 675 526 497
Antonio Saura: [email protected] / +34 671 380 750
CINEMA FROM SPAIN
Booth A5 – Riviera Hall – Palais des Festivals
CANNES 2017
EXCLUSIVE SCREENING PROMO REEL
BASED ON A TRUE STORY
MEMORIES FROM THE CELL
MEMORIAS DEL CALABOZO
DRAMA / Co-production: Spain, Uruguay, Argentina, France / Language: Spanish
PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Directed by ÁLVARO BRECHNER
1972. One autumn night, nine political prisoners are taken from their jail cells in
a secret military operation that will last twelve years. Prisoners remained isolated
in tiny cells in which they spend most of their time with hoods over their heads.
Among them, Pepe Mujica – former president of Uruguay.
Starring
ANTONIO DE LA TORRE (May God Save Us)
CHINO DARÍN (The Queen of Spain)
SOLEDAD VILLAMIL (The Secret in Their Eyes)
Berlinale Co-production Market, Prix ARTE International &
San Sebastian IFF Co-production Forum Award
From the Director of both Uruguayan Candidates for the
Academy Award Bad Day to Go Fishing (Semaine de la
Critique CANNES) & Mr. Kaplan
TRAILER 
WHEN THE TREES FALL
DRAMA / Co-production: Ukraine, Poland, Macedonia /
Language: Ukrainian
POST-PRODUCTION
Directed by MARYSIA NIKITIUK
In a godforsaken village in Ukraine a rebellious 5 year old girl learns about life
watching her teenage cousin’s romance with a young criminal. But when he flees
after a murder pursued by the local mafia, her cousin is forced to marry someone
else, thus teaching a life lesson about how difficult it is to achieve your dreams.
Work in progress in
ODESSA, WARSAW, TALLINN, TRIESTE & TORINO
SCRIPTEAST KIESLOWSKI AWARD for the
“Best script” in CANNES 2016
MARKET PREMIERE
TRAILER 
THE LAST SUIT
EL ÚLTIMO TRAJE
DRAMA, ROAD MOVIE / Co-production: Spain, Argentina / Language: Spanish / 89 min.
Directed by PABLO SOLARZ
Abraham Bursztein, an 88-year old Jewish tailor, leaves Buenos Aires for Poland,
where he will try to find the man who saved him from a certain death after
surviving Auschwitz. Escaping from his family who wanted to put him in a nursing
home, against all odds, after more than seven decades with no news from him,
Abraham will attempt to find his old friend and fulfil his promise of returning one
day to tell him all about the life he had thanks to his courage.
Starring
MIGUEL ÁNGEL SOLÁ (Tango, Fausto 5.0, The Escape)
ÁNGELA MOLINA (Blancanieves, Broken Embraces,
Live Flesh)
From the scriptwriter of Intimate stories,
A boyfriend for my wife
TEASER 
MIST & THE MAIDEN
LA NIEBLA Y LA DONCELLA
THRILLER / Production: Spain / Language: Spanish / 2017 / 104 min.
Directed by ANDRÉS KOPPEL
A Sergeant of the Civil Guard and his subordinate are tasked to reopen the
inquiry on the death of a young man in a Canary Island. The last person who
saw him alive, a corporal of the Civil Guard, will help them to clarify the case. A
well-known politician is the main suspect. This investigation is hidden behind the
mist of an island that covers terrible secrets of its inhabitants.
Starring
QUIM GUTIÉRREZ (Family United)
VERÓNICA ECHEGUI (The Cold Light of Day)
AURA GARRIDO (Stockholm)
AWARD WINNER Spanish Academy
ROBERTO ÁLAMO (May God Save Us)
From the team of the ACADEMY AWARD WINNER
The Secret in Their Eyes
TRAILER 
WITH PEDRO ALMODÓVAR
WINNER 2ND
PANORAMA
AUDIENCE AWARD
CHAVELA
DOCUMENTARY / Production: USA / Languages: Spanish, English / 2017 / 90 min.
Directed by CATHERINE GUND & DARESHA KYI
Did Chavela really creep into women’s bedrooms like Ava Gardner late at night
to steal them away from their husbands? Did she pack a pistol she sometimes
shot off just for fun? Or have epic drinking binges with friends that started on
Friday and ended the following Wednesday? Did she spend a year living with
Frida Kahlo and having a passionate romance with her? Chavela’s joyful, painful,
musical and deeply spiritual journey to self-acceptance is the heart and soul of
this documentary. An arresting portrait of a woman who dared to dress, speak,
sing, and dream her unique life into being.
“Donald Trump’s ultimate nightmare -- a Mexican lesbian
diva who can wring your very soul”
THE GUARDIAN
“A vivid portrayal of an artistic, social and sexual rebel”
SCREEN INTERNATIONAL see full review
“A trailblazing free spirit whose appetite for tequila and women
was as legendary as her soul-stirring vocals”
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER see full review
“An exceptional documentary” - EL PAÍS
SCREENING
TRAILER 
RESCUE UNDER FIRE
ZONA HOSTIL
WAR MOVIE / Production: Spain / Languages: Spanish / 2017 / 90 min.
Directed by ADOLFO MARTÍNEZ PÉREZ
The crew of a medical helicopter suffers an accident when helping a joint force
of USA and United Nations troops under Spanish command in Afghanistan. The
Spanish army has only one night to organize the rescue of the crew and the
injured, but what seems routine turns into hell once they receive the order to
rescue the helicopter as well. Things only get worse when during the night a
huge concentration of Talibans begin to surround them.
BASED ON TRUE EVENTS
Starring
ARIADNA GIL (Pan’s Labyrinth, Belle Epoque)
INGRID GARCÍA JONSSON (Beautiful Youth)
Directed by the storyboard artist of The Jungle Book,
Alien: Resurrection, Superman Returns and Second Unit
Director of Terminator Salvation
TRAILER 
LIGHT THEREAFTER
ROAD MOVIE / Co-production: Bulgaria, Belgium / Languages: English, French, Bulgarian /
2017 / 101 min.
Written & Directed by KONSTANTIN BOJANOV
Light Thereafter is an exploration of the complex mind of an emotionally volatile
and socially alienated young man, Pavel, who sets across Europe in search of
his idol, the enigmatic painter Arnaud. Desperately lonely and adrift, Pavel tries
to adhere to the host of characters he meets along the way - a journey that
ultimately leads him on a path of self-discovery.
From the director of Avé (Semaine de la Critique CANNES)
Starring
BARRY KEOGHAN (Dunkirk by CHRISTOPHER NOLAN,
The killing of a secret deer by YORGOS LANTHIMOS
Official Selection Competition CANNES 2017)
SOLÈNE RIGOT (Puppy Love, Renoir)
THURE LINDHARDT (Fast & Furious 6,
Flammen and Citronen, The Bridge – TV Series)
KIM BODNIA (In A Better World, The Bridge – TV Series)
ALSO AVAILABLE
TRAILER 
THE CHESS PLAYER
EL JUGADOR DE AJEDREZ
DRAMA / Production: Spain / Languages: Spanish / 2017 / 98 min.
Directed by LUIS OLIVEROS
1934. After Diego Padilla wins the Spanish Chess Championship he meets a
beautiful French journalist called Marianne and they soon marry and have a
daughter. But when the Spanish Civil War breaks out, they have to move to
France in order to keep alive. However when the Nazis occupy Paris Diego is once
again facing danger and is finally sent to jail after falsely being accused of spying.
In these circumstances Chess will be his only option of survival.
Starring
MARC CLOTET (The sleeping voice by BENITO ZAMBRANO)
Based on the novel by JULIO CASTEDO
“A film with a notably neat narrative and superb setting.”
LA PROVINCIA see full review
“A period film with ambitious production and meticulous setting.”
LA RAZÓN see full review
TRAILER 
NOMINEE FOR THE BEST ANIMATION FILM
EFA EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS 2016
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
SPANISH ACADEMY AWARDS 2017
PSICONAUTAS:
THE FORGOTTEN CHILDREN
PSICONAUTAS: LOS NIÑOS OLVIDADOS
ANIMATION / Production: Spain / Language: Spanish / 2016 / 90 min.
Directed by ALBERTO VÁZQUEZ & PEDRO RIVERO
Birdboy and Dinki lost their parents in a terrible environmental disaster that also
devastated the island where they lived. In the beginning they comforted one
another, but Birdboy has now retired to live alone in the forest, consumed by pain
and oblivious to Dinki, who has decided to go on a dangerous journey in search
of a better home. Birdboy will have to overcome his inner demons if he is to join
Dinki in time to help her in her adventure and save himself.
“Among the many vastly more expensive, live-action dystopian
visions of recent cinema, you’d be hard-pressed to find
anything as original or surprisingly poignant as “Psychonauts”
VARIETY see full review
“Bleak, Dark and Unforgettable” - SCREENANARCHY
see full review
“One of the most sincere animation features in recent years”
ZIPPYFRAMES see full review
“...fluidity of animation, richness of layout and genuinely
enchanting visual concepts” - SKWIGLY see full review
TRAILER 
SPECIAL CRITICS AWARD
SELFIE
COMEDY / Production: Spain / Language: Spanish / 2017 / 85 min.
Directed by VÍCTOR GARCÍA LEÓN
Bosco’s life falls apart on the day his father –a corrupt Minister– is sent to prison.
Betrayed by friends, left by his girlfriend, expelled from an elitist private university
and, finally, evicted from his house, he is forced to share an apartment in a poor
neighbourhood. At the same time, he falls in love with an extreme left-wing,
blind social worker who is being courted by another left extremist, almost as
stupid as Bosco himself. He represents a society of individuals who are incapable
of thinking outside their limited worlds.
“It’s going to scoop up all the Goyas”
EL PAIS see full review
“A shameless Spanish Borat seeking to make his way“
EL CONFIDENCIAL see full review
TRAILER 
THE CONSTITUTION
USTAV REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE
LOVE DRAMA / Co-production: Croatia, Czech Republic, Slovenia / Language: Croatian /
2016 / 93 min.
Directed by RAJKO GRLIC
A love story about hate.
Four very different people live in the same building but avoid each other because
of their different lives, what they believe in, and where they come from. They
would probably never exchange a word, but misfortune pushes them towards
each other. Slowly, and even painfully, they begin to open up to each other and
recognize the essential humanity they have.
From the director of
Bravo Maestro (CANNES Official Competition),
Karaula (SAN SEBASTIÁN Official Competition)
& Just Between Us (KARLOVY VARY Official Competition)
BOX OFFICE HIT IN EX-YUGOSLAVIA
TRAILER 
ALTAMIRA: THE DAWN OF ART
ALTAMIRA: EL ORIGEN DEL ARTE
DOCUMENTARY / Production: Spain / Languages: Spanish, English, French, Russian /
2017 / 80 min.
Directed by JOSÉ LUIS LÓPEZ LINARES
Altamira: The Dawn of Art tells the story of how María Sanz de Sautuola &
Escalante and her father Marcelino discovered rock paintings in the caves of
Altamira, and the prejudice and bias they had to overcome before their theory
of a Palaeolithic origin was finally accepted. The story, told through María’s eyes
by means of animation and 3D technologies, shows the life of human beings in
Cantabria 14,000 years ago and delves into the mystery of artistic creation.
From the director of Bosch: The Garden of Dreams
A must see exploration on how art has been part of
humans since the dawn of our species,
and why it is so important now.
TRAILER 
DANCING BEETHOVEN
BEETHOVEN PAR BÉJART
DOCUMENTARY / Co-production: Switzerland, Spain /
Languages: French, English, Japanese / 2016 / 79 min.
Directed by ARANTXA AGUIRRE
A masterful presentation of music and dance, a dazzling immersion and unique
look at the staging of the ballet by the Béjart Ballet Lausanne of Beethoven’s Ninth
Symphony. “Dancing Beethoven” presents us with the history of the piece, the
challenges of this multicultural representation, the rehearsals with the methodical
and hard work of the dancers, and the multilayered complexity and excitement of the
collaboration between the Béjart Ballet, the Tokyo Ballet and the Israel Philharmonic
Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta, in their journey to achieve the breathtaking
result of one of the most successful and powerful events in ballet of the XXI century.
With the amazing
Ludwig Van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
Choreographed by MAURICE BÉJART
Performed by BÉJART BALLET LAUSANNE,
TOKYO BALLET, ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Conducted by ZUBIN MEHTA, and RITSU YU KAI CHOIR
“A captivating gem of a film illustrating the ballet universe
in the spirit of Maurice Béjart. It shows, pathetically and
comfortably, that reconciliations and connectedness can lead
to a culture of collaboration.” - KINO-ZEIT see full review
“Dancing Beethoven is not only for ballet lovers; it will appeal
to anyone with an enthusiastic interest in complex culture.”
KULTURRADIO see full review ★ ★ ★ ★
UPCOMING
EL REINO
THRILLER / Production: Spain / Language: Spanish
Directed by RODRIGO SOROGOYEN
Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s new thriller after May God Save Us (Best Script in San Sebastian
Film Festival 2016) sees him working once again with his fetish actor, Antonio de la
Torre, to explore the devastating consequences of political corruption.
Starring
ANTONIO DE LA TORRE (Marshland, Cannibal)
From the director of Stockholm
(Winner SPANISH ACADEMY AWARDS – Best New Director)
& May God Save Us (Best Screenplay –
SAN SEBASTIAN Film Festival)
From the producers of The secret in their eyes and Marshland
TEASER 
BUÑUEL IN THE LABYRINTH OF
THE TURTLES
BUÑUEL EN EL LABERINTO DE LAS TORTUGAS
ANIMATION / Co-production: Spain, The Netherlands / Language: Spanish
Directed by SALVADOR SIMÓ
Paris, 1930. The film The Golden Age has caused a scandal and Luis Buñuel, who
appeared to be destined for surrealism stardom, is left with nothing. In this difficult
situation, he cannot even tackle his next project, a documentary about one of the
poorest Spanish regions, Las Hurdes. However, his friend, sculptor Ramón Acín,
buys a lottery ticket with the promise that, if he wins, he will pay for the film.
Incredibly, luck is on their side. The harshness of Las Hurdes and the extreme misery
of its people affect Buñuel deeply. Reality, dreams, memories of his childhood and
Salvador Dalí, all begin to mix up in his mind in this creative animation movie.
From the leading Spanish Animation producers of
Wrinkles and The missing Lynx
Project in development in CARTOON MOVIE
ANIMATION DAY IN CANNES
Tue. 23rd at 13:00 – Palais B
CLIPS AVAILABLE AT OUR STAND
MEMOIRS OF A MAN IN PAJAMAS
MEMORIAS DE UN HOMBRE EN PIJAMA
ANIMATION / Production: Spain / Language: Spanish
Directed by CARLOS FERNÁNDEZ
Paco, a 40-year-old graphic designer, is finally able to fulfil a childhood dream:
to earn a living working at home in his pyjamas. But after reaching this zenith
of personal happiness, he falls in love with Birdie. From then on, he will have to
adapt to a new life, triggering a series of hilarious situations that both bachelors
and couples can easily relate to.
Designed and written by PACO ROCA
(Author of Wrinkles)
ANNECY GOES TO CANNES
Fri. 19th at 10:00 – Palais K– Level 4, Palais des Festivals ANNECY 2016 – Pitchs MIFA
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PLAC ZABAW
DRAMA
Poland
Polish
2016
Dir. BARTOSZ M. KOWALSKI
JOTA
MUSICAL
Spain
Spanish
2016
Dir. CARLOS SAURA
MAY GOD
SAVE US
THE THIN
YELLOW LINE
THRILLER
Spain
Spanish
2016
Dir. RODRIGO
SOROGOYEN
ROAD MOVIE
Mexico
Spanish
2015
Dir. CELSO GARCÍA
QUE DIOS NOS PERDONE
RARA
COMING OF AGE
Chile, Argentina
Spanish
2016
Dir. PEPA SAN MARTÍN
I PROMISE
YOU ANARCHY
TE PROMETO ANARQUÍA
DRAMA
Mexico, Germany
Spanish
2015
Dir. JULIO
HERNÁNDEZ CORDÓN
CAROLINE AND THE
MAGIC POTION
BRUJERÍAS
ANIMATION
Spain, Brazil
Spanish version /
English version
2014
Dir. VIRGINIA CURIÁ
www.latidofilms.com
J: BEYOND
FLAMENCO
LA DELGADA LÍNEA
AMARILLA
BLEAK STREET
LA CALLE DE LA AMARGURA
DRAMA
Mexico, Sapin
Spanish
2015
Dir. ARTURO RIPSTEIN
A PERFECT DAY
TO FLY
UN DÍA PERFECTO PARA
VOLAR
FEEL GOOD DRAMA
Spain
Catalan
2015
Dir. MARC RECHA
AT THE END
OF THE
TUNNEL
AL FINAL DEL TÚNEL
THRILLER, HEIST FILM
Argentina, Spain
Spanish
2016
Dir. RODRIGO GRANDE
BOSCH, THE
GARDEN OF
DREAMS
EL BOSCO, EL JARDÍN DE
LOS SUEÑOS
DOCUMENTARY
Spain, France
English, Spanish,
French, Chinese
2016
Dir. JOSÉ LUIS LÓPEZ
LINARES
THE TIP OF
THE ICEBERG
LA PUNTA DEL ICEBERG
DRAMA
Spain
Spanish
2016
Dir. DAVID CÁNOVAS
THE
DISTINGUISHED
CITIZEN
EL CIUDADANO ILUSTRE
BLACK COMEDY, DRAMA
Argentina, Spain
Spanish
2016
Dir. GASTÓN DUPRAT,
MARIANO COHN
SHERRY & THE
MYSTERY OF PALO
CORTADO
JEREZ & EL MISTERIO DEL
PALO CORTADO
DOCUMENTARY
Spain
Spanish
2015
Dir. JOSÉ LUIS LÓPEZ
LINARES
AT YOUR
DOORSTEP
CERCA DE TU CASA
MUSICAL DRAMA
Spain
Spanish
2016
Dir. EDUARD CORTÉS