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Recent Cinema From Spain Film Series in Miami: Closing Night
Sunday, 11/20/2016 – 07:30 pm – 09:30 pm
Olympia Theater
174 E Flagler St,
Miami, Florida 33131
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Cost: $15

CLOSING NIGHT:
THE OLIVE TREE (EL OLIVO)
US Premiere, 2016, 100 min, Dir. Iciar Bollain

Cast: Anna Castillo, Javier Gutiérrez, Pep Ambros
Producers: Morena Films, El Olivo A.I.E. en coproducción con Match Factory Productions con la participación de TVE y Movistar

Alma, 20, works in a chicken farm by the village of Canet, in the province of Castellon, on the East coast of Spain. She has a profound connection with her dearly beloved Grandfather despite the fact he has stopped talking years ago. But when he begins to refuse food too Alma becomes obsessed with an idea: the only way to save her Grandfather is to recover the two-thousand-year old olive tree that the family uprooted and sold 12 years ago against his will.

Note: The film will be in Spanish language with English subtitles.

More info: For the past six years Recent Cinema from Spain, produced by EGEDA & The Olympia Theater in collaboration with the ICAA, has brought a rich selection of recent Spanish cinema to Florida. The annual series delights Miami audiences by celebrating Spanish culture, from art and music to food and film.

This year’s program includes THE OPEN DOOR (LA PUERTA ABIERTA), an award-winning drama with brilliant performances, OUR LOVERS (NUESTRA AMANTES), a romantic comedy full of twists and Spanish stars, PARTY TOWN (EL PRÉGON), a hilarious movie for comedy lovers, BOY MISSING (SECUESTRO), a chilling mystery thriller featuring Jose Coronado and THE OLIVE TREE (EL OLIVO), Iciar Bollain’s critically acclaimed and touching drama.

Recent Cinema from Spain is the result of an initiative by EGEDA US, with the purpose of promoting Spanish films in the United States and encouraging their circulation to the public at-large and the audio- visual industry.
For more information, please visit www.egeda.com and www.egeda-us.com

Recent Cinema From Spain Film Series: Double Feature
Saturday, 11/19/2016 – 06:45 pm – 12:00 am
Olympia Theater
174 E Flagler St,
Miami, Florida 33131
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Cost: $15 (per film)

DOUBLE FEATURE:

PARTY TOWN (EL PRÉGON)

Miami Premiere, 2016, 75 min, Dir. Dani de la Orden

Cast: Andreu Buenafuente, Berto Romero, Belén Cuesta, Jorge Sanz. Producers: AtresMedia Cine, El Terrat, Cacare Sanguis S.L.

Spanish stars Andreu Buenafuente and Berto Romero play brothers whose duo act, Supergalactic, had a one-off pop hit in the 1990s. When the mayor of their hometown asks them to reunite, the two decide to overlook their differences for one last taste of stardom – and a quick payday – but their fans, local traditions and hidden agendas complicate their plans.
Introducion by actor Andreu Buenafuente & discussion following the film.

Q&A with actor Andreu Buenafuente following the film.

Followed at 9:45 PM by

BOY MISSING (SECUESTRO)
US Premiere, 2016, 110 min. Dir. Mar Targona

Cast: Blanca Portillo, Jose Coronado, Antonio Dechent
Producers: Rodar y Rodar Cine (El Orfanato, Los ojos de Julia, El Cuerpo), con la colaboración de TVE y Televisio de Catalunya.

Patricia de Lucas, a reputable lawyer, sees her life turned into a nightmare when her son Victor disappears from school without a trace. Hours later, the boy reappears, bruised and clammy with sweat, claiming that a man tried to kidnap him, but that he managed to escape. Patricia—scared and fearing for her son—decides to do what she’s never done before: take justice into her own hands. But the situation gets out of control and her actions will have unforeseen consequences.

Note: The film will be in Spanish language with English subtitles.

More info: For the past six years Recent Cinema from Spain, produced by EGEDA & The Olympia Theater in collaboration with the ICAA, has brought a rich selection of recent Spanish cinema to Florida. The annual series delights Miami audiences by celebrating Spanish culture, from art and music to food and film.

This year’s program includes THE OPEN DOOR (LA PUERTA ABIERTA), an award-winning drama with brilliant performances, OUR LOVERS (NUESTRA AMANTES), a romantic comedy full of twists and Spanish stars, PARTY TOWN (EL PRÉGON), a hilarious movie for comedy lovers, BOY MISSING (SECUESTRO), a chilling mystery thriller featuring Jose Coronado and THE OLIVE TREE (EL OLIVO), Iciar Bollain’s critically acclaimed and touching drama.

Recent Cinema from Spain is the result of an initiative by EGEDA US, with the purpose of promoting Spanish films in the United States and encouraging their circulation to the public at-large and the audio- visual industry.

For more information, please visit www.egeda.com and www.egeda-us.com

Recent Cinema From Spain Film Series: Double Feature
Friday, 11/18/2016 – 06:45 pm – 12:00 am
Olympia Theater
174 E Flagler St,
Miami, Florida 33131
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Cost: $15 (per film)

DOUBLE FEATURE:

THE OPEN DOOR (LA PUERTA ABIERTA)
Miami Premiere, 2016, 82 min, Dir. Marina Seresesky

Cast: Carmen Machi, Terele Pávez and Asier Etxeandía.
Producers: Meridional Producciones, Chester Media Producciones, Stop&Play Europa, Milciclos & Babilonia con la participación de Telemadrid.

Rosa is a sex worker who inherited the profession from her mother, Antonia, who believes she is Sara Montiel and turns her daughter’s daily life into a living hell. Rosa does not know how to be happy, she cannot. The unexpected arrival of a new member to her peculiar family will give her a unique opportunity to find hope and happiness.
Q&A with filmmaker Marina Seresesky following the film.

Followed at 9:45 PM by

OUR LOVERS (NUESTROS AMANTES)
US Premiere, 2016, 88 min, Dir. Miguel Ángel Lamata

Cast: Eduardo Noriega, Michelle Jenner, Fele Martínez, Amaia Salamanca .
Producers: Bemybaby Films.

Carlos is a 40-year-old frustrated screenwriter. Irene, in her thirties, is clueless. They are still surrounded by the memories their previous lovers: María and Jorge. When Irene runs into Carlos at a coffee shop she makes him a risky offer: turning their boring lives into an adventure. Irene is a dreamer and Carlos has forgotten how to dream. Together they will do their best to be happy. There is only one rule: they can’t fall in love.

Note: The film will be in Spanish language with English subtitles.
More info: For the past six years Recent Cinema from Spain, produced by EGEDA & The Olympia Theater in collaboration with the ICAA, has brought a rich selection of recent Spanish cinema to Florida. The annual series delights Miami audiences by celebrating Spanish culture, from art and music to food and film.

This year’s program includes THE OPEN DOOR (LA PUERTA ABIERTA), an award-winning drama with brilliant performances, OUR LOVERS (NUESTRA AMANTES), a romantic comedy full of twists and Spanish stars, PARTY TOWN (EL PRÉGON), a hilarious movie for comedy lovers, BOY MISSING (SECUESTRO), a chilling mystery thriller featuring Jose Coronado and THE OLIVE TREE (EL OLIVO), Iciar Bollain’s critically acclaimed and touching drama.

Recent Cinema from Spain is the result of an initiative by EGEDA US, with the purpose of promoting Spanish films in the United States and encouraging their circulation to the public at-large and the audio- visual industry.

For more information, please visit www.egeda.com and www.egeda-us.com

Recent Cinema From Spain Film Series in Miami: Opening Night: Night Tales (Rumbos)
Thursday, 11/17/2016 – 07:00 pm – 12:00 am
Olympia Theater
174 E Flagler St,
Miami, Florida 33131
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Cost: $19

NIGHT TALES (RUMBOS)
US Premiere, 2016, 93 min. Dir. Manuela Burló Moreno.

Cast: Pilar López de Ayala, Miki Esparbé, Karra Elejalde, Carmen Machi, Ernesto Alterio. Producers: Arcadia Motion Pictures, AtresMedia Cine.

A big city. A hot summer night. Several love stories crisscross in 6 different vehicles: two cars, an ambulance, a taxi, a bus and a tractor-trailer. Each vehicle is loaded with the protagonists’ life’s baggage: two teens in a convertible, a cab driver wounded by betrayal, a trucker in love, a lover hardened in bygone battles, a nurse who doesn’t know how to forget and an abandoned woman. All of them will be dragged in the same direction without realizing their lives are connected.
Q&A with actor Miki Esparbé following the film.

Note: The film will be in Spanish language with English subtitles.

More info: For the past six years Recent Cinema from Spain, produced by EGEDA & The Olympia Theater in collaboration with the ICAA, has brought a rich selection of recent Spanish cinema to Florida. The annual series delights Miami audiences by celebrating Spanish culture, from art and music to food and film.

This year’s program includes THE OPEN DOOR (LA PUERTA ABIERTA), an award-winning drama with brilliant performances, OUR LOVERS (NUESTRA AMANTES), a romantic comedy full of twists and Spanish stars, PARTY TOWN (EL PRÉGON), a hilarious movie for comedy lovers, BOY MISSING (SECUESTRO), a chilling mystery thriller featuring Jose Coronado and THE OLIVE TREE (EL OLIVO), Iciar Bollain’s critically acclaimed and touching drama.

Recent Cinema from Spain is the result of an initiative by EGEDA US, with the purpose of promoting Spanish films in the United States and encouraging their circulation to the public at-large and the audio- visual industry.
For more information, please visit www.egeda.com and www.egeda-us.com