LA REINA DE LOS LAGARTOS

Burnin' Percebes

Spain 63 min Catalan premiere Fiction

Synopsis

Berta, a young and determined single mother, lives a summer love with Javi, a peculiar man who is passing by Berta’s and Margot’s life, her daughter. At a given day, they have to say goodbye after their affair, because a spaceship comes to pick up Javi; but what if it doesn’t come?

 

Themes

LoveCatalan CinemaSci-fi & Fantasy

Filmmaker

Burnin’ Percebes

Juan González and Fernando Martínez, known as Burnin’ Percebes, have directed several auto-suggested and self-managed films since 2014. In 2020, they released La reina de los lagartos, shot in Super 8 and starring Bruna Cusí and Javier Botet. The film was nominated for two Feroz Awards and won the VII Rizoma Film Award after participating in the Seville Film Festival, D’A and Cinespaña, among others. El fantástico caso del Golem is their latest film, which they premiere while preparing an animated series and their next feature film.

Filmography: The Fantastic Golem Affairs (2023, D'A 2023), The Lizard Queen (2020, D'A 2020), Ikea 2 (2016), Searching for Meritxell (2014, D'A 2015), Liberade o Kraken (short film, 2013), Vet aquí un gat (short film, 2012), El secreto de Victor (mid-length film, 2011)

Burnin’ Percebes

Film information

Original Title: The Lizard Queen
Director: Burnin' Percebes
Script: Burnin' Percebes
Contact: Aquí y Allí Films
With: Bruna Cusí, Javier Botet, Margot Sánchez, Ivan Labanda, Miki Esparbé, Roger Coma, Al Sarcoli
Country: Spain
Year: 2019
Format: Digital
Length: 63 min
Language: Spanish
Subtitles: English
Edition: 2020

Poster

LA REINA DE LOS LAGARTOS