Arenal

(Arenal)
Rafa Alberola | Drama, Fiction

2019 | 22 minutes | Spain

Two teenage friends spend their summer in Madrid but are forbidden from seeing each other.

Synopsis

Two teenage friends spend their summer in Madrid but they can’t see each other. Gonzalo has yet again flunked several subjects and is grounded, confined at home, studying to retake his exams. Meanwhile, his friend Charlie wanders the city alone with his skateboard while he takes pictures and makes videos that he shares on Instagram, although what he really wishes to do is to be with Gonzalo.

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Main credits

Alberola, Rafa (film director)
Alberola, Rafa (screenwriter)
Herrero, Gonzalo (actor)
Arango, Juan (actor)

Other credits

Cinematography, Giuseppe Truppi; editing, Perig Guinamant; music, Pedro Ladroga.


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Festivals

Alcalá de Henares Film Festival ALCINE - Movistar Plus Award; Málaga Film Festival - Biznaga de Plata Best Fiction Short Film; Semana de Cine de Medina del Campo - La Otra Mirada Award; Huesca International Film Festival; SEMINCI Valladolid International Film Festival; International Film Festival for Young People

DIRECTOR: Rafa Alberola

NATIONALITY: Spain

YEAR: 2019

GENRE: Drama, Fiction

LANGUAGE: Spanish

COLOR / B&W: Color

GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School, College, Adult

SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE

AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE

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