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SANTA ELENA EN BUS (SANTA ELENA BY BUS)
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Completed - SPANISH - First film, Road movie, Comedy - 65 minutes

Log Line

Magical bus journey thru myths, legends and traditions. The story of Severino, a bus driver, leads the plot. Along the way he will pick up the people that make up four parallel stories, all set on a trip thru beautiful scenery where we will discover that at the end of days, love is all that remains

Previous markets

  • Ventana Sur 2013 (Debut)
  • Cannes 2019 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2012

Director(s) : Gabriel PÁEZ
Writer(s) : Gabriel PÁEZ
Cast : Christian MOLINA, Diana ACOSTA, Edwin MIRABA, Erika ROSALES, Gabriel LAINEZ, Joselyn MERCHAN, Lidia SALCEDO, Paúl MATIAS

Producer(s) : Isabel RODAS (FILMARTE)

Synopsis

"Encounters with Cinema" first edition in Santa Elena:
Four workshops, four short films, one full-length feature film “Santa Elena by Bus”, a film that narrates myths, legends and traditions of a colorful and multi-ethnic province rich in culture and diversity.

The story of a bus driver leads the plot. While picking up passengers on the first stop of the day, Severino, the bus driver, gets a phone call from his wife. She is just about ready to give birth to their first son, but since Severino has a job to do, he asks his mother in law to take his wife to the hospital.

Along the way, Severino will pick up and drop off the people that make up these three parallel stories: a love encounter after a hard life and many years of a mysterious separation; death on the hands of young people that make the wrong decisions; and a traditional music band heading for their last concert for a strange audience. With all stories set in this trip, and aided by magical and beautiful scenery, we will discover in an hour and half that, at the end of the day, love is all that remains.

Production

Country(ies) : ECUADOR

Festivals and Awards

Ventana Sur 2013 Video Library


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