Completed - CATALAN, RUSSIAN, SPANISH - First film, Drama, Documentary - 85 minutes
Year of production : 2013 Director(s) : Neus BALLÚS Writer(s) : Neus BALLÚS Producer(s) : Pau SUBIRÓS
Raul, a farmer who wants to grow organic food, hires Iurie to help him in the fields. Iurie is a Moldavian wrestler, who earns a living in whatever comes his way. Slowly, their personal stories intertwine with those of three solitary women: Maria, an elderly lady forced to leave her countryside house for a retirement home; Rose, a Philippine nurse who has just arrived in the country; and Maribel, a prostitute who has less and less clients. The destinies of all these characters become entwined as the summer goes on. The Plague is a film of interwoven stories, that offers a moving portrait of life on the outskirts of Barcelona. The main characters are not actors. They play themselves after four years of working with the director. This long process has permitted Ballús to reveal the uncertainty and rebel spirit that underlies contemporary crisis-hit Spain.
Country(ies) : SPAIN
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Berlinale - EFM 2013 (Forum)BAFICI (Buenos Aires) 2013 (Panorama)Málaga 2013 (Documental)CPH-PIX Film Festival 2013D'A Festival internacional de Cinema de Autor de Barcelona. 2013 (Closing Ceremony)Seattle International Film Festival Sección 2013 (New Directors)6th Mediterranean Int. Film Festival Split 2013 ( Oficial Competition)16th Motovun Film Festival 2013 (Award "Propeller" to the Best Film)61th SAN SEBASTIAN Int. Film Festival 2013 (Made in Spain)18th CinEspaña 2013 (Award to the "Best Screenplay" )57th BFI London International Film Festival 2013 (Debate)15th Mumbai Int. Film Festival 2013 (International Competition)Viennale, Viena International Film Festival 2013 (Official Section)58th SEMINCI 2013 (Spanish Cinema)Festival Internacional de Cine de Cali 2013 (Official Section competition)37th Mostra São Paulo Int. Film Festival 2013 (Official Section competition)31th Torino Film Festival 2013 (Official Section competition)Spanisches Film Festival 2013 (Official Section)Spanish Festival, Tubingen 2013 (Official Section)Festival de Cinema European les Arcs 2013 (Official Section competition)ABYCINE, Festival Internacional de Cine de Albacete 2013 (Official Section)MUCES Festival de Cine Europeo de Segovia 2013 (Official Section)Fesitval Internacional de Cali, Colombia 2013 ("Best Film")EFA DISCOVERY AWARDS, European Film Academy. 2013 (Award Nominee)LUX FILM PRIZES, The European Parliament. 2013 (Award Nominee, Official Selection 2013)FIACID – FESTIVAL IBEROAMERICANO DE CINE DIGITAL 2014 (Official Section)FESTIVAL DE CINE ESPAÑOL DE NANTES 2014 (Official Section)BIENNALE DE CINE ESPAÑOL DE ANNECY 2014 (Official Section)International Women's Film Festival Dortmund/Cologne 2014 (Official Section)Gaudí Award to “Best Film”, granted by the Academy of Cinema Catala 2014Gaudí Award to “Best Director”, granted d by the Academy of Cinema Catala, February 2014. 2014Gaudí Award to “Best Screenplay”, granted by the Academy of Cinema Catala, February 2014. 2014Gaudí Award for “Best Film Editing” granted by the Catalan Cinema Academy, February 2014. 2014“Best Direction” - Festival Opera Prima de Tudela, Navarra, Spain 2014LUXOR EGYPT AND EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVAL 2014 (Official Section)Ambulante, Festival de cine de México 2014 (Official Section)Göteborg International Film Festival 2014 (Official Section)DOC POINT - HELSINKI DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL 2014 (Official Section)FESTIVAL TERRA DI CONFINE 2014 (Official Section)