Javi, a young Spanish man who emigrated to Paris for love, makes a living as an Uber driver. During one of his journeys, he comes across a huge billboard on which a photo of him has been used without his permission to advertise a dating app. Offended, Javi threatens to sue the agency responsible for the ad but, to avoid a lawsuit, they offer him a new job. Javi accepts, entering a wild and surreal environment to which he is not accustomed, and which will test his deepest moral values.
Technical information
Director: Pedro Collantes
Screenwriter: Pedro Collantes Victor Alonso-Berbel
Producer: Nuria Landete
Film producer: Sideral Cinema y Mizar Films
Original language: Spanish, French and English
Gener: Black comedy
Format: Feature film
Duration: 100
Funds
Filming begins: 1/05/2025
Filming end: 1/06/2025
Total budget: 2.998.584 €
Budget secured: 1.538.750.00 €
Institutional support:
ICAA
Comunidad de Madrid ayuda al desarrollo
Comunidad de Madrid ayuda a la producción
Objective:
The main objective of a project with the characteristics of “Cheaper to steal” in a program like Ventana CineMad, is to have the opportunity to contact potential co-producers to help further internationalize the project, mainly in the European area, as we believe that a co-production with a Nordic or English-speaking country could complement the current co-production we have with France.
Pedro Collantes
Director
Pedro Collantes is a director and screenwriter. Trained in editing he later specialized in directing at the Master of the Netherlands Film Academy, Amsterdam. Since 2018 he is a member of the Academy of the OSCARS (Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences) and also of the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma in France since 2020. In 2020 he directed the feature film The Art of Coming Back, as well as the short films Off Iceand Ato San Nen, which was an official selection for the 2019 CÉSAR Award.
Filmography
SIDERAL CINEMA y MIZAR FILMS
1. El fantástico caso del Golem (2023, official selection at the Málaga Festival)
2. La desconocida (2023, official selection at the Málaga Festival)
Nuria Landete
Producer
Nuria Landete has more than 15 years of experience in feature film production in production companies such as TESELA P.C. (El Bola, 7 virgenes) or MOD productions (Agora, Biutiful). In 2020 she joined the distribution department of Sideral Cinema, releasing titles such as “La vida era eso” by David Martín de los santos. In 2021 she became executive producer in projects such as “El fantástico caso del Golem” and “La desconocida”. She is currently developing several projects including “Cheaper than Stealing”.
