RAROTONGA

Àlex Brendemühl

Spain 12 min. min Worldwide premiere

Synopsis

A man has died under unknown circumstances. His friends, two men and a woman, mourn his death. A threatening black car appears from somewhere in the distance. Confused, scared, they decide to run away. They travel through different landscapes, avoiding civilization. Little by little, they reach the sea. In front of them there is a small island. They undertake a new path to a different life.

Session Un Impulso Colectivo – Short 1

 

Presented by the director

Themes

Catalan CinemaShort Film

Filmmaker

Àlex Brendemühl

(Barcelona, 1972) He was trained in acting at the Institut del Teatre de Barcelona. His experience as screenwriter started co-writing Rafa Cortés’ Yo. Afterwards he wrote and directed the shortfilm Rumbo a peor, selected for the Official Competition in 2009 edition of the Cannes Film Festival. Rifirrafe was the second and Rarotonga is the third and last of the Mistake trilogy.

Filmography: Rarotonga (curt, 2019), Rifirrafe (curt, 2012), Rumbo a peor (curt, 2009)

Àlex Brendemühl

Film information

Director: Àlex Brendemühl
Script: Àlex Brendemühl
Contact: Marvin&Wayne
With: Toni González, Laura Vallinoto, Babou Cham
Country: Spain
Year: 2019
Format: DCP
Length: 12 min. min
Language: Without dialogues
Edition: 2019