- EXTENDED SYNOPSIS
Una patera naufraga y deja una docena de cuerpos inertes en la playa y quién sabe cuántos más en el mar. Martín, que ronda los cuarenta, tiene una hija de doce años y se ha separado recientemente de su esposa; regenta un tanatorio en Algeciras yatraviesa innumerables problemas económicos y legales.Tras recibir una llamada de la Guardia Civil, se dirige al lugar del siniestro y, mientras recoge los cuerpos, ve un cadáver con un puño cerrado aprisionando un papel. Hay escrito un número de teléfono y Martín, ya en su despacho, llama. Al otroladodela línea responde Leila, una mujer marroquí que trabaja en el horario nocturno en el mercado de abastos de Málaga. Los dos emprenderán un viaje inesperado.
A boat carrying a group of illegal immigrants sinks, leaving a dozen dead bodies lying on a Spanish beach. Martín -a man nearing his forties and the father of a twelve-year-old girl- has recently separated from his wife. He runs a funeral parlourinAlgeciras and is beset by numerous economic and legal problems.After receiving a call from the Guardia Civil, he drives to the scene of the tragedy and, while collecting the dead bodies, he notices that one of them has a tight Ust gripping a scrap of paper. The latter contains a telephone number. Back in hisofUce,Martin calls that number and is answered at the other end of the line by Leila, a Morroccan woman who works at the wholesale food market in Málaga. Both Martin and Leila will embark together in an unexpected journey.
- CAST
Performance | Name | Role |
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Cast | Farah Hamed | Leila |
Cast | José Luis García Pérez | Martín |
Cast | Adam Bounaga | Said |
Cast | Antonio De La Torre | Antonio |
Cast | Cuca Escribano | Carmen |
Cast | Antonio Dechent | Manolo |
Cast | César Vea | Cirilo |
Cast | Miguel Alcíbar | Pepe |
Cast | Sebastián Haro | Jesús |
Cast | Alba Fernández | Clara |
Cast | María Del Aguila | Clara |
- CREW
Performance | Name | Notes |
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Production | Carlos Santurio | |
Production | Antonio Pérez | |
Production | Chus Gutiérrez | |
Directed by | Gutiérrez, Chus | |
Associate Production | Román I. Rodríguez | |
Line Production | Sandra Hermida | |
Production Manager | Marta Sánchez | |
Screenplay | Chus Gutiérrez | |
Screenplay | Juan Carlos Rubio | |
Cinematography | Kiko De La Rica | |
Score | Tao Gutiérrez | |
Film Editing | Fernando Pardo | |
Production Design - Art Direction | Julio Torrecilla | |
Costume | María Reyes | |
Sound Mixer | Eva Valiño | |
Sound Design | Bela Da Costa | |
Re-recording mixer | Carlos Garrido | |
Assistant Director | Daniela Forn | |
Assistant Director | Hicham Missi (Marruecos) | |
Make-up | Lola López | |
Make-up | Itziar Arrieta | |
Hairdressing | Lola López | |
Hairdressing | Itziar Arrieta | |
Camera Operators | Kiko De La Rica | |
Camera Operators | Diego López | |
Other info | Etalonaje: | |
Other info | Miguel Pérez |
- FILM & TRAILER RATINGS
Film Rating | Duration | Certification |
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AUDIENCES UNDER 7 | 95 min. | 11/27/2008 |
Trailer Rating | Runtime | Certification |
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AUDIENCES UNDER 7 | 3 min. seg. | 3/4/2009 |
Video Rating | Runtime | Certification |
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AUDIENCES UNDER 7 | 95 min. seg. | 6/8/2009 |
- PUBLIC GRANTS
Grant | Amount |
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Grants - Amortisation of Feature Films - General | 653,498.30 € |
Grants - Reducing interest - Production | 35,000.00 € |
- CREW
Tag | Information |
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Year of the Spanish Films Catalogue | 2008 |
Production year | 2008 |
Length | Largometraje |
Film Formats | 35 mm. |
Running time | 95 minutos |
Original footage | 2.591 metros |
Emulsion | Color Kodak |
Aspect ratio | Panorámico 1:1,85 |
Laboratories | FOTOFILM DELUXE |
Edit Facilities | CINEARTE |
Sound Studios | CINEARTE |
Sound Studios | 99 (montaje de sonido) |
- Film Info
Tag | Information |
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Star-up shooting date | 1/21/2008 |
Ending shooting date | 3/1/2008 |
Locations | Spain - Cádiz - Algeciras - (Days: N/E) |
- Other Titles of the Movie
Tag | Information |
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Other titles | Retour à Hansala |
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- DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES & INFO






- Festivals and Awards
Awards | Section | Person / Company |
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53 Seminci Valladolid | Premio Especial del Jurado Internacional | |
Festival De Cine Español De Tánger | Premio Hércules del Público | |
Festival De Cine Internacional De El Cairo | Primer Premio Pirámide de Oro y Premio Fipresci de la Crítica Internacional |
Participation in Festivals | Section |
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Festival De Cine Pinamar 2010 (Argentina) |