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Completed - SPANISH - First film, Drama - 92 minutes

Log Line

When the elderly caretaker of a remote morgue discovers the body of a young woman killed during a protest, he embarks on a magical odyssey to give her a proper burial before the militia returns.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2017 (Debut)
  • Toronto 2017 (Premiere)
  • Busan 2017 (Line up)
  • Ventana Sur 2017 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2017

Director(s) : Alireza KHATAMI
Writer(s) : Alireza KHATAMI
Cast : Juan MARGALLO, Tomás DEL ESTAL, Manuel MORON, Itziar AIZPURU

Producer(s) : Vincent WANG (House on Fire), Dominique WELINSKI (House on Fire), Frederic BELLAICHE (House on Fire), Fabien MASSAH (Endorphine Production), Catharina SCHRECKENBERG (Endorphine Production), Joost DE VRIES (Lemming Films), Leontine PETIT (Lemming Films), Giancarlo NASI (Quijote Rampante)

Synopsis

The elderly caretaker of a remote morgue possesses an impeccable memory for everything but names. He passes his days showing corpses to those searching for their lost ones and tending to his beloved plants. When protest in a nearby city breaks out and the militia covertly raids the morgue to hide civilian casualties, he discovers the body of an unknown young woman. Evoking memories of personal loss, he embarks on a magical odyssey to give her a proper burial with the help of a mystic gravedigger who collects stories of the dead, an old woman searching for her long-lost daughter, and a hearse driver tormented by his past.

Production

Country(ies) : FRANCE, GERMANY, NETHERLANDS, CHILE

Start of shooting : September 2014

BELGIUM Jan 03, 2019 MOOOV
HONG KONG DDDREAM INTERNA
NETHERLAND Jan 03, 2019 MOOOV FILM DIST
SWITZERLAN Aug 01, 2018 ADOK FILMS


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Festivals and Awards

La Biennale di Venezia - Venice FF 2017 - Orizzonti (BEST SCREENPLAY)
Toronto - TIFF 2017 Discovery
Busan IFF 2017 Flash Forward
Ventana Sur 2017 European Cinema
Rotterdam IFF 2018 Perspectives


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