Swimming Pool

(Piscina)
Carlos Ruano | Fiction, Comedy

2017 | 10 minutes | Spain

Santi (Ferrán Vilajosana) and Jota (Álex Villazán) are living in the outskirts of Madrid. Like many others, they have decided not to study or work, spending their time drinking beer.

Short Films Gender + Sexuality Studies
Synopsis

Santi (Ferrán Vilajosana) and Jota (Álex Villazán) are two guys living in the outskirts of Madrid. Like many others, they have decided not to study or work and they spend their precious time drinking beer cans in the park and talking about the hottest girls in the neighborhood. But Jota seems a little bit worried about something.

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Main credits

Ruano, Carlos (film director)
Ruano, Carlos (screenwriter)
Ruano, Carlos (film producer)
Vilajosana, Ferrán (actor)
Villazán, Álex (actor)
Payno del Rio, Cayetana (actor)

Other credits

Cinematography, Enrique Silguero; editing, Borja Muñoz Gallego; music, Manuel Morales.


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Keywords
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Festivals

Sanford International Film Festival; Korterraza Festival de Cortos; Outflix Film Festival

DIRECTOR: Carlos Ruano

NATIONALITY: Spain

YEAR: 2017

GENRE: Fiction, Comedy

LANGUAGE: Spanish

COLOR / B&W: Color

GRADE LEVEL: High School, College, Adults

SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE

AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE

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