Completed - SPANISH - First film, Family, Drama - 108 minutes
An unplanned trip from Buenos Aires to a remote village in Burgos returns a dancer to a life left behind. The cold reception from her mother brings unhealed wounds to the surface.
Year of production : 2017 Director(s) : Meritxell COLELL APARICIO Writer(s) : Meritxell COLELL APARICIO Cast : Mónica GARCÍA, Concha CANAL, Ana FERNÁNDEZ, Elena MARTÍN Producer(s) : Carles BRUGUERAS (Polar Star Films), Maxi DUBOIS (Habitacion 1520), Nathalie TRAFFORD (Paraiso Production)
Mónica, a 47-year old dancer, receives a call from Spain: her father is terminally ill. After 20 years, Mónica must return to the remote village where she was born. When she arrives, her father has already passed away and her mother decides to sell the family home asking Mónica to stay to help her. Winter comes. The perpetual silence, the extreme cold and the difficulty of living with her mother are proving tough for Mónica, who takes refuge in what she knows best: dance."Facing the Wind" tells the story of a family unable to communicate. It is indeed a thoughtful and loving portrait of a traditional rural lifestyle, which is beginning to disappear. It’s a story about distances. But most of all, "Facing the Wind" is an inner journey to learn again how to live and love better.
Country(ies) : SPAIN, ARGENTINA, FRANCE
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Festival de Cinema Independent de Barcelona 2014 (Project advising)Sources 2 (Screenwriting · Development · Training) de MEDIA Catalonia 2014 (Script advising)Atélier Cinéfondation 2015Festival REC 2016 (Primer Test Post-Production Award)San Sebastian FF 2018 Made in SpainCologne International Women's Film Festival 2018MónFilmat 2018Festival de Casablanca 2018Berlinale - EFM 2018 (Forum)Festival de Málaga 2018 (Biznaga de Plata Mejor Película Española en Zonazine)Festival D'A 2018 (Special Mention Talents Award)Sofia IFF 2018 (International Competition)Guadalajara FICG 2018 (Mostra de cinema català)Festival de Cinéma Espagnol de Nantes 2018Cinescultura 2018Cinema Jove 2018Nara International Film Festival 2018 (International Competition)Festival Internacional de San Sebastián 2018 (Made in Spain)