El príncep

The Prince

Àlex Sardà

Un impulso colectivo - Curts Spain 29 min Catalan premiere Fiction

Synopsis

Today is the premiere day, and Artur, son of a bourgeois family and dancer in a contemporary dance company, acts like the prince in a kingdom tailored to his own image. Everything changes when his father is arrested for corruption in a real estate scandal. From that moment on, Artur must decide between protecting his family by covering up for his father or facing the consequences of losing his privileges.

Themes

Catalan CinemaShort FilmThriller

Filmmaker

Àlex Sardà

He works between documentary and fiction. His debut feature, the documentary Hafreiat, was presented at Sheffield DocFest. This first feature film is a further step in his exploration of contemporary masculinities, family and relationships, already initiated in his short fiction films Ganga nd Fuga. Hafreiat has been recognized with the awards for Best Spanish Documentary at Seminci. In 2024 he released The Prince, Best Spanish Short Film Award at the same festival.

Filmography: The Prince (short film, 2024, D’A 2025), Hafreiat (2022), Fuga (short film, 2021), Gang (short film, 2020, D’A 2020), Famèlic Sessions (mid-length film, 2016, D’A 2016)

Àlex Sardà

Film information

Director: Àlex Sardà
Script: Àlex Sardà
With: Enric Auquer, Mona Martínez, Javier Beltrán, David Vert, Nora Sala-Patau, Daniela Brown, Carla Linares, Elena Martín
Production: 15L Films, Canada
Distribution: Marvin & Wayne
Country: Spain
Year: 2024
Format: DCP
Length: 29 min
Language: Catalan, Spanish
Subtitles: Spanish
Edition: 2025

Awards and festivals

SEMINCI VALLADOLID
Best Spanish Short Film

GAUDÍ AWARDS
Best Short Film

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