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THE ISLAND OF LIES (EL SANTA ISABEL)
SALES All rights, World DISTR SPAIN
 
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Completed - SPANISH - Thriller, Drama - 95 minutes

Previous markets

  • AFM 2019 (Premiere)
  • Berlin EFM 2020 (Line up)
  • Pre Cannes Screenings 2021 (Line up)
  • Cannes 2023 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2020

Director(s) : Paula CONS
Writer(s) : Luis MARIAS
Cast : Nerea BARROS, Dario GRANDINETTI, Aitor LUNA

Producer(s) : Juan DE DIOS SERRANO, Luis MARIAS, Fernando SOKOLOWICZ

Synopsis

In 1921, the steamboat Santa Isabel was carrying 260 Spanish emigrants to America, when it sank just off the island of Salvora in Galicia, Spain. Only three women from the island came to help and managed to rescue 50 of the passengers.

While the women are lauded as heroines, the suspicion that the accident was provoked starts to spread like wildfire. The main instigator of the rumor is an Argentinean journalist, who arrives on the island to cover the story.

As the journalist continues to make headway in his investigation, the pressure on the three women increases.

There are many unanswered questions and as the truth slowly begins to filter out, the heroines will start to lose their innocence and traditional life on the island will be changed forever.

Market status

  • CAN
    Screening Requested

Production

Country(ies) : SPAIN, ARGENTINA, PORTUGAL

HONG KONG ENCORE INFLIGHT
SPAIN FILMAX


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