After serving twenty years in prison for the murder of his wife, Juan forms a new family and tries to regain some sense of normalcy. However, the imminent publication of his biography and a visit to his hometown generate as much excitement as they reopen old wounds..
Technical information
Director: Miguel del Arco
Screenwriter: Miguel del Arco
Producer: Pedro Hernández Santos
Film producer: Aquí y Allí Films S.L.
Original language: Spanish
Gener: Drama – Thriller
Format: Digital – Color
Duration: 100
Funds
Filming begins: 01/04/2025
Filming end: 10/05/2025
Total budget: 2.393.975 €
Budget secured: 1.341.793 €
Institutional support:
ICAA Selective Grants
Community of Madrid – Development
Movistar+ acquired the film
Objectives:
Our main goal at Ventana CineMad is to solidify the international projection of our project. We aim to achieve two key objectives:
International sales: Establish agreements with global distributors to access key markets, enhancing the project’s reach and success.
International co-production: Secure co-productions not only in Europe but also in other regions to enrich the artistic value and ensure financial stability, facilitating access to funding opportunities like Eurimages and strengthening the project’s competitiveness.
Miguel del Arco
Director
Theater and film director, playwright, actor, screenwriter, and adapter. Founder of Kamikaze Producciones (2000). He directed notable works such as “Jauría,” by Jordi Casanovas, based on the La Manada trial, and “La función por hacer” (winner of seven MAX Awards). In 2023, he premiered the series “Las Noches de Tefía,” about a Francoist concentration camp for homosexuals, which won a Diversify Award at Cannes. His debut feature film, “Las Furias,” was selected for the Official Section at SEMINCI.
Filmography
Aquí y Allí Films
1. Aquí y Allá (Grand Jury Prize at Cannes 2012)
2. Magical Girl (Golden and Silver Shell at San Sebastián 2014)
3. Life & Nothing More (John Cassavetes Award 2018)
4. Mantícora (TIFF, Sitges, 4 Goya nominations)
5. Alumbramiento (2024)
6. As Neves (2024)
Pedro Hernández Santos
Producer
Pedro Hernández Santos, founder of Aquí y Allí Films, has produced fourteen feature films, including: “Aquí y Allá” (2012), “Magical Girl” (2014), “Life and Nothing More” (2017), “Manticore” (2022), and “Something is About to Happen” (2023). He has also produced series for RTVE such as “Teresa” and “Limbo”. In 2016, he was selected as the Spanish representative in Producers on the Move (EFP), and in 2018, he won the John Cassavetes Award for “Life and Nothing More”, becoming the first Spaniard to achieve this recognition.
