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PAINLESS (INSENSIBLES)
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Completed - CATALAN, SPANISH - Thriller, Historical, Drama - 105 minutes

Log Line

"Insensibles" weaves two stories: in one, during the Spanish Civil War, a psychiatric asylum rehabilitates children born who can feel no pain by teaching them to feel physical suffering. In the second, a neurosurgeon, searches for his biological parents, needing a bone marrow transplant.

Previous markets

  • Berlin EFM 2012 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2011

Director(s) : Juan Carlos MEDINA
Writer(s) : Juan Carlos MEDINA, Luiso BERDEJO
Cast : Àlex BRENDEMÜHL, Tómas LEMARQUIS

Producer(s) : Antoine SIMKINE (LES FILMS D'ANTOINE), Miguel Ángel FAURA (ROXBURY PICTURES), François COGNARD (TOBINA FILM)

Synopsis

At the dawn of Spanish Civil War, circa 1931, a group of children, insensitive to pain, is locked in a sanatorioum in the heart of the Pyrenees.
Current days, David Martel, brilliant neurosurgeon, discovers that he has a tumour and starts searching for his biological parents to get a bone marrow transplant necessary for his survival.
During his quest, David will exhume terrifying secrets about his origins, reanimate ghosts of his country and confront Berkano, only fateful survivor of the insensitive children.

Production

Country(ies) : SPAIN, FRANCE, PORTUGAL

Start of shooting : July 2011

DENMARK Jul 25, 2013 CAMERA FILM A/S
FINLAND CINEMA MONDO
FRANCE BACKUP MEDIA GR
FRANCE DISTRIB FILMS
GREECE SPENTZOS FILM S
JAPAN NETTAI MUSEUM L
POLAND Aug 23, 2013 HAGI FILM
SPAIN Jun 14, 2013 A CONTRACORRIEN


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Festivals and Awards

Sitges - Intl Fantastic FF of Catalonia 2012 Oficial Fantastic


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