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Completed - CATALAN - Drama - 108 minutes

Log Line

In post-war rural Catalonia a boy discovers two buried bodies in the woods. With his father being wrongly accused of the murder, the boy sets out to find the real killers.

Previous markets

  • AFM 2010 (Premiere)
  • Berlin EFM 2011 (Screening)
  • Cannes 2011 (Screening)
Full history

Year of production : 2010

Director(s) : Agusti VILLARONGA
Writer(s) : Augusti VILLARONGA
Cast : Francesc COLOMER, Marina COMAS, Nora NAVAS, Laia MARULL

Producer(s) : Augusti VILLARONGA

Synopsis

In the harsh years of post-war rural Catalonia, Andreu, a youngster relegated to the losers' side, comes across the bodies of a man and his son in the woods. When the authorities want to pin the blame on his father, the boy decides to try and help him, setting out to find out who killed them. The experience teaches Andreu moral awareness in a world of adults nourished by lies. To survive, he betrays his own roots, eventually finding the monster deep inside himself.

Production

Country(ies) : SPAIN

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Festivals and Awards

San Sebastian FF 2010 - Official selection (Silver Shell for Best Actress)


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