General Information
Completed On: 03 Jan, 2020
Duration: 16 min 27 sec
Genres: Short
Language: Spanish
Country: Spain
Submitted By: Fernando García
Festival Rating 7.9
A few days before an important race, the mother of a young and promising cyclist realizes her son takes pills to improve his sporting performance.
English and spanish subtitles here:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1gKTnqHhNUozyTwWng8PdUlVYso_HADeq
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DirectorsFernando García-Pliego¿Me oyes?, Foto de familia, ¿Cómo te gusta?, La pelota
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ProducersFernando García-PliegoFoto de familia, ¿Cómo te gusta?, La pelota
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WritersFernando García-PliegoFoto de familia, ¿Cómo te gusta?, La pelota
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CastPilar Hernández
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CastNacho Gallego
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CastRodrigo Bartolomé
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CastAníbal Fernández Laespada
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CastFátima Delgado
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Film TypeShort
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GenresSport,Youth,Drama,Family
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Runtime16 minutes 27 seconds
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Completion Date03 Jan, 2020
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Production Budget2500 USD
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Country of OriginSpain
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Country of FilmingSpain
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Film LanguageSpanish
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Shooting FormatDigital
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Aspect Ratio16:9
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Film ColorColor
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Student ProjectNo
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First-time FilmmakerNo
DRAMATICA FILM FESTIVAL
Spain
Barcelona
12/29/2020
Special Mention
INFEST - IV edición del Festival de Cine de Autor de Mallorca
Spain
Mallorca
12/18/2020
Official Selection
AUTUMN FILM FESTIVAL
Spain
Barcelona
12/17/2020
Official Selection
ISFFI - International Short Film Festival of India
India
Pune
11/27/2020
Official Selection
TEMPUS FILM FESTIVAL
Belarus
Minsk
11/20/2020
Belarus
Semi-finalist
TIFA - Travancore International Film Award
India
Trivandrum
11/20/2020
Official Selection
KALPANIRJHAR INTERNATIONAL SHORT FICTION FILM FESTIVAL
India
Kolkata
11/13/2020
Official Selection
The International Film Festival
Russia
Moscow
11/06/2020
Russia
Semi-finalist
THE FILMY MONKS FILM FESTIVAL
India
Mumbai
10/23/2020
Official Selection
FECICAM - Festival de Cine de Castilla la Mancha
Spain
Ciudad Real
10/13/2020
Official Selection
FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE DEL CINEMA POVERO
Italy
Ispra
09/20/2020
Official Selection
CIUDAD DEL ESTE INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
Afghanistan
Alto Paraná (Paraguay)
09/18/2020
Paraguay
Official Selection
Vesuvio International Monthly Film Fest
Italy
Campania
07/30/2020
Italy
Official Selection
Changing Face International Film Festival
Australia
Sydney
06/15/2020
Official Selection
CERTAMEN ESTATAL DE VIDEO NO PROFESIONAL SELECTIVO UNICA
Spain
Barcelona
04/01/2020
Catalunya
Official Section
The Indie For You Film Festival
United States
Los Angeles
02/27/2020
United States Premiere
Awarded as Best Teen Drama
Director's Biography
Born in 1972, he works as programmer, but combines his job with a regulate career as amateur cineast since 2011. Graduated in Image and Sound at the Complutense University of Madrid in 1995, he has been camara operator in several Javier López Velasco shorts (Vivir soñando, Ansiedad Express). The Road to Success (El camino del éxito) is his ninth shortfilm. Between his previous works, more important ones could be Do you hear me? (¿Me oyes?, 2011), Family Portrait (Foto de familia, 2013), How do you like it? (¿Cómo te gusta?, 2015) and, especially, The Ball (La pelota, 2017), best Iberiamerican Short in Iberofest 2018 and Best International ShortFilm in XI Edizione Corto e Cultura Film Festival in Manfredonia, between other awards and more than 60 international selections.
