10th edtion CIFF – 10-14 April 2024
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Chico Pereira | Spain, Germany, United Kingdom | 2017 | Documentary | color | DCP | 85 min | Spanish | e.s.
Manolo (73) is a contemporary Don Quichot: a romantic suffering from megalomania. Accompanied by his ‘Sancho Panza’, the (taciturn) donkey Gorrion, he treks through the hills of Andalusia. The stubborn beast is presented as a mature character; we usually see the farcical scenes from his point of view. It proves just how inseparable the duo are after having undertaken many travel adventures.
A major trek across America will be the crown on this special friendship. This grand ambition is greeted with sniggers at a travel agency. Nevertheless, Manolo is determined: nothing shall stop him. Confronted by his worried daughter, he plays down his physical ailments. This uncertainty – caused by such naive behavior – gradually turns to admiration for the relationship between man, animal and nature. The headstrong Manolo and Gorrion lead a classic existence that continually contrasts with the highways and windmills that occasionally (literally) stand in the way of life in the great outdoors.
Place: CINEMA 2
Date: 6 April 2017
Time: 14:00
Duration: 1:50
Place: CINEMA 5
Date: 8 April 2017
Time: 10:15
Duration: 1:15
Place: CINEMA 2
Date: 9 April 2017
Time: 14:15
Duration: 1:15
Year in
Festival
2017
Director
Chico Pereira
Camera
Julian Schwanitz
Cast
Manuel Molera Aparicio
Gorrión
Zafrana
Country
Spain
Germany
United Kingdom
Editor
Nick Gibbon
Language
Spanish
Length
Music
Mark Deas
Producer
Ingmar Trost / Sutor Kolonko Filmproduktion
Sonja Henrici / SDI Productions
Production Company
Sutor Kolonko Filmproduktion
SDI Productions
Opa Films
Sales
SDI Productions
Scenario
Chico Pereira
Manuel Pereira
Gabriel Molera
Sound Design
René Peltsch
Year of Production
2017
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