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Federico Veiroj | Spain, France, Uruguay | 2015 | 80 min | Spanish | e.s.
Gonzalo Tamayo, raised like so many Spaniards as a Catholic, wants to turn his back on that faith. But it turns out not to be easy to get an official apostasy – to get struck off their list by the church and his baptism declared void. Gonzalo, the eternal student type, finally gets his teeth into it. He feels he has reached a turning point: if he doesn’t make a new start now, maybe he never will. But the past continues to force itself on him, in increasingly realistic fantasies. Federico Veiroj (La vida útil/A Useful Life, 2010) based the clever screenplay for El apóstata/The Apostate on the experiences of his friend Álvaro Ogalla, who also plays the leading role. Despite Gonzalo’s problems, the film has a light-hearted and optimistic note. And despite the recurring and undoubtedly justified accusations from his surroundings that he is a selfish drip, you can only wish Gonzalo all the best when push comes to shove. A self-assured, funny and dark fairy tale about the will to change.
Place: CINEMA 5
Date: 6 April 2016
Time: 21:00
Duration: 1:15
Place: CINEMA 5
Date: 7 April 2016
Time: 13:45
Duration: 1:15
Place: CINEMA 5
Date: 9 April 2016
Time: 18:00
Duration: 1:15
Year in
Festival
2016
Director
Federico Veiroj
Camera
Arauco Hernández Holz
Cast
Álvaro Ogalla
Marta Larralde
Bárbara Lennie
Vicky Peña
Juan Calot
Kaiet Rodríguez
Jaime Chávarri
Country
Spain
France
Uruguay
Editor
Fernando Franco
Language
Spanish
Length
80 min
Producer
Guadelupe Balaguer Trelles
Fernando Franco
Nicolas Brevière
Federico Veiroj
Production Company
Ferdydurke Films
Local Films
Cinekdoque
Production Design
Sales
FiGa Films
Scenario
Sound Design
Alvaro Silva Wuth
Daniel Yafalián
Year of Production
2015
Website
Federico VEIROJ (1976, Uruguay) has a degree in Social Communication from UCUDAL Uruguay/VCU USA. He worked at the Spanish Film Library and Archive in technical and programming areas, played a part in 25 Watts (Juan Pablo Rebella, Palbo Stoll, 2001) and directed a couple of short films. His debut feature film, Acne (2008), premiered at the Director’s Fortnight in Cannes. Both this film and La vida útil/A Useful Life (2010), his second film, have won many awards. El apóstata/The Apostate (2015), his third feature film, won the FIPRESCI Award and a Special Mention of the Jury at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.
Filmography
Dreaming About You (2000, short), De vuelta a casa (2001, short, co-dir), 50 Años de Cinemateca Uruguaya (2002, short doc, co-dir), Bregman, el siguiente/As Follows (2004, short), Acne (2008), La vida útil/A Useful Life (2010), Primera persona (2013, TV series), El apóstata/The Apostate (2015)