The month of December offers a bunch of new premieres from the Spanish film industry.
On one hand the directors and actors Vladimir Cruz and Jorge Perugorría open the month with their "Affinities", a story based on the novel "" by Reinaldo Montero that presents characters who face the rational problems of the today's society by escaping to the irrational world of the pleasure. Finally their solution to life doesn´t seem to be so simple and ephimeral. This Spanish-Cuban co-production is sterred by Vladimir Cruz, Cuca Escribano, Gabriela Griffith and Jorge Perugorría and produced by Esther Pou and Roberto Barrachina.
Premiere: 2 of December.
On the other hand Paco Arango opens his first feature film "Maktub", a christmas comedy that tells the story of how a family father's life changes from a chaos to something better when he meets a 15 year-old boy with cancer and happier than anyone. Starring Diego Peretti, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Goya Toledo, Rosa Maria Sardà, Enrique Villén, Jorge García Laura Esquivel and Amparo Baró.
Premiere: 16th of December.
"The Door of No Return" by Santiago Zannou, athough opened in November is worth emphasizing in this post, is an interesting documentary about the director's father Alphonse Zannou who left his African home country Benin 40 years ago with the promise to return. Until now he hadn' gone back, and in this journey after his roots and the peace of mind, he will face all the fears that kept him away so long, see the family that still is alive and see how Africa has changed in all these years he passed in Europe. Produced by Víctor Martí and Benjamín Arraou.
Premiere: 25th of November
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