Completed - SPANISH - First film, Road movie - 90 minutes
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.
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)
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.
Country(ies) : ARGENTINA, NETHERLANDS, GERMANY, QATAR Financing plan : INCAAVisions Sud EstNetherlands Film FondsEZEFDoha Film Institute
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Thessaloniki IFF 2015 (Bronze Alexander)Chicago IFF 2015Busan - BIFF/APM 2015BFI London FF 2015Mar Del Plata FF 2015 (Best Supporting Actor)MOSTRA SAO PAULO 2015Palm Springs 2015Guadalajara FICG 2016 Ficcion IberoamericanaFICCI Cartagena 2016Guadalajara FICG 2016Glasgow 2016