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THE CURSE OF THE HANDSOME MAN (LA MALDICIÓN DEL GUAPO)
SALES All rights, World DISTR SPAIN
 
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Completed - SPANISH - Comedy - 90 minutes

Log Line

A father and his estranged son become caught up in a tangled web of lies, where no one is who they claim to be. Will they manage to put the past behind them and rebuild their relationship?

Previous markets

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

Year of production : 2020

Director(s) : Beda DOCAMPO
Writer(s) : Beda DOCAMPO
Cast : Gonzalo DE CASTRO, Juan GRANDINETTI, Malena ALTERIO, Cayetana GUILLEN CUERVO

Producer(s) : Ibon CORMENZANA, Ignasi ESTAPE, Angel DURANDEZ

Synopsis

A father and his estranged son become caught up in a tangled web of lies, where no one is who they claim to be. Will they manage to put the past behind them and rebuild their relationship?

Humberto, a lifelong trickster and seducer, is now living a quiet life in Madrid after having served time in prison for a scam that cost him his relationship with his son Jorge, who he hasn’t spoken to in years. After suffering a robbery in the jeweler’s where he works, Jorge, an honest, hardworking man, finds himself with no other choice than to ask his estranged father for help.

Market status

  • CAN
    Screening Requested

Production

Country(ies) : SPAIN, ARGENTINA

HONG KONG ENCORE INFLIGHT
SPAIN FILMAX


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