FESTIVAL CINEMASPAGNA CINEMA FARNESE PERSOL

Piazza Campo de’ Fiori, 56

THE FROST, by Ferran Audí ALTA REALITAT Distribution: Eldorado Contact: Mocha Aguilar mocha@eldorado.es Cellular in Rome: +34 625 15 95 05 Plot: Alfred Allmers and his young wife Rita live in a nice, bourgeois country house on an island off the coast of Norway with their only son Eyolf, who, due to an unfortunate accident, is now crippled and walks with crutches. For some time now, underlying tensions have been stirring between Alfred and his wife. At the beginning of the story, Alfred is trekking in one of Norway's most incredible natural places: the Jostedal Glacier. Here, we discover that he's actually trying to find some meaning in his life. The very same day, Eyolf falls into the sea and drowns, his body never to be recovered.

April 28th at 15.30h

DRIFTING, by Ventura Pons ELS FILMS DE LA RAMBLA Distribution : Latido Contact: Max Saidel miren@latidofilms.es Cellular in Rome: +34 635 431 270 Plot: In A la deriva Anna has recently returned from Africa, where she has been working as a nurse in an NGO on the front lines of an area of conflict. She takes a job as a guard in an exclusive health center. There she meets a troubled young man with whom she establishes a co-dependent relationship, while she cannot forget her experiences in Africa.

April 28th at 17.30h

TRASH, by Carles Torras JUST FILMS Distribution: Latido Contact: Joan Ginard/Max Saidel miren@latidofilms.es Cellular in Rome : +34 635 431 270 Plot: Through the stories of its main characters, Trash transports us to a social reality that is reflected in our interpersonal relationships. The young Clara discovers that her boyfriend is cheating on her and will have to learn to get over it. Clara's boyfriend, David, will go through hell as he learns from his mistakes. Nacho must battle an obsession that will take him to the limit. Cristian will have to overcome countless temptations before he will understand what is truly important. These characters enable us to delve a bit deeper into the complex and peculiar world of personal relationships.

April 28th at 19.30h

INSIGNIFICANT THINGS, by Andrea Martínez VERTICE CINE Distribution: Vertice Cine Contact: Manuel Monzón manuel@vertice360.com Cellular in Rome: +34 692 51 20 02 Plot: Esmeralda is an adolescent with a strange obsession: she collects lost objects and things that were forgotten or thrown away by people she doesn't know, and she keeps them in a box under her bed. This is the story of three objects in the box and the people behind them, all of who are somehow unable to connect with the people they love the most. It is also the story of the box itself, and how Esmeralda learns to open it, to feel and to treasure the most precious thing of all: human relations.

April 28th at 21.30h

INGRID, by Eduard Cortés BENECÉ Distribution: Benecé Contact: Marieke van den Berselaar marieke@benece.es Cellular in Rome: +34 616 31 34 79 Plot: After the break-up of his marriage, Àlex sets himself up in a new house. There he meets Ingrid, an eccentric twenty-three-year-old artist who, from now on, will be his neighbour. Concerts, performances, parties and exhibitions are commonplace in the house where a fascinating atmosphere of creative freedom prevails. Ingrid and Àlex quickly develop a peculiar and close friendship, but little by little he begins to discover that Ingrid’s enthralling world conceals unexpected mysteries.

April 29th at 9.30h

ASHES FROM THE SKY, by José Antonio Quirós BAUSAN FILMS Distribution: Bausan Films Contact: Johana Tonini johanna@bausanfilms.com Cellular in Rome: +34 677 58 41 12 / +34 607 222 429 Plot: The Negron Valley, a place where most of the residents live in the shadow of a power plant. By chance, Pol Ferguson, a Scotsman who writes tourist guides, winds up in this region in northern Spain, intrigued by its wonders, which he has heard about through the media references of a princess and a Formula 1 driver. Ferguson's camper leaves him stranded in the valley, overshadowed by the power plant, just as he sets out to drive the region's coastal roads and visit its historical monuments.

April 29th at 11.30h

SEE YOU TOMORROW, by Xavi Berraondo PC DEL MEDITERRANEO Distribution: PC del Mediterraneo Contact:: Viginia Sánchez ensveiemdema@pcmediterraneo.com Cellular in Rome: +34 626 27 90 16 Plot: Xavi has been going through a crisis for some time and he is beginning to wonder if he is going crazy, especially after a disturbing call from his brother. The eruption in his life of a schizophrenic girl named Azucena will give him the answer to what is going on and will restore his desire to live.

April 29th at 13.20h

STATION OF FORGOTTEN, by Christian Molina & Sandra Serna CANÓNIGO FILMS Distribution : Canónigo Films Contact: Loris Curci loriscurci@canonigofilms.com Cellular in Rome: +34 662 35 40 54 Plot: Station of the forgotten is a story that bridges the generation gap: a story about an old sailor and a young teenager brought together by fate. Together, joined by the old sailor’s granddaughter and an urn containing his wife’s ashes, they will journey back to the fishing town where the old man used to live.

April 29th at 15.30h

STIGMATA, by Adán Aliaga SALTO DE EJE Distribution : Salto de eje Contact: Juanjo Giménez juanjo@saltodeeje.com Cellular in Rome : +34 626 13 47 31 Plot : Estigmas is the story of Bruno, a rough man, strong and alcohol addicted. Bruno simply aims to be a normal person, but his fate is already written. One day wakes up and his hands start bleeding. This is a trip to redemption through suffering, pain and death. From now on he has to live with these new stigmas...

April 29th at 17.20h

FOUR SEASONS, by Marcel Barrena SAGRERA Distribution: Sagrera Contact: Ramon Colom cmhozg@sagrera.eu Plot : Four Seasons tells the story of the workers of a home delivery pizzeria, the Pizzeria Pizzicato, over the course of a full year. The owner, his daughter and a motley bunch of young people will share their adventures and their misfortunes as regards life, the future, and of course, love. For four seasons the viewer will witness the ups and downs of the romance between Mario and Mariona, who are surrounded by the support of their friends.

April 29th at 19.20h

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