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Completed - SPANISH - First film, Road movie - 90 minutes

Log Line

A road movie starring Rodrigo de la Serna (Motorcycle Diaries) and Ernesto Suárez, taking us on a trip of over 1,800 miles, from Buenos Aires, Argentina to La Paz, Bolivia.

Previous markets

  • Ventana Sur 2014 (Debut)
Full history

Year of production : 2015

Director(s) : Francisco VARONE
Writer(s) : Francisco VARONE
Cast : Rodrigo DE LA SERNA, Ernesto SUAREZ

Producer(s) : Gema JUAREZ ALLEN (Gema Films), Juan TARATUTO (Concreto Films), Julius PONTEN (Habbekrats ), Omar JADUR (No Problem ), Dolores LLOSAS (Concreto Films), Gunter HANFGARN (Hanfgarn & Ufer Filmproduktion)

Synopsis

Sebastian biggest passions are the rock band Vox Dei and his old Peugeot 505. Married with Jazmin and short of cash, Sebas decides to start working as a limo driver with his Peugeot. Among his frequent passengers is Jahlil, an old unkind Sufi who one day offers Sebas a large amount of money to drive him to La Paz. Sebas, reluctantly, accepts.
Jahlil and Sebas don't agree on anything, not even on what music to play, Sebas likes Vox Dei, a progressive rock band from the 1970s, and Jahlil brings along his traditional Arabic music tapes. The road and Jahlil's deteriorated health, make them surmount obstacles and become good fellow travelers. Jahlil confesses that in La Paz he'll meet his brother Nazim and peregrinate along to Mecca.
Jahlil's health worsens and Sebastian knows he has little time left. After a long and winding road, Jahlil arrives very weak to La Paz. There, after forty years, he meets his brother again. Sebas heads back home. His mission accomplished, his life changed.

Production

Country(ies) : ARGENTINA, NETHERLANDS, GERMANY, QATAR

Financing plan : INCAA
Visions Sud Est
Netherlands Film Fonds
EZEF
Doha Film Institute

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Festivals and Awards

Thessaloniki IFF 2015 (Bronze Alexander)
Chicago IFF 2015
Busan - BIFF/APM 2015
BFI London FF 2015
Mar Del Plata FF 2015 (Best Supporting Actor)
MOSTRA SAO PAULO 2015
Palm Springs 2015
Guadalajara FICG 2016 Ficcion Iberoamericana
FICCI Cartagena 2016
Guadalajara FICG 2016
Glasgow 2016


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