Sinopsis
Documentary. In the 1970s, the Chinese writer and traveler Sanmao lived a passionate love story with the Spanish scuba diver José María Quero. They traveled to the Spanish Sahara, where Sanmao wrote her daily experiences in the book “Stories of the Sahara” – a best seller event in Taiwan and China. Sanmao became an icon of the independent woman and the heroine of a life with touches of legend, where love, adventure, literature, and tragedy are all mixed together.
Marta Arribas and Ana Pérez both graduated in the University School of Journalism. They work as a creative team since they directed in 2005 the documentary feature film El tren de la memoria on Spanish migrants in Europe. Their work deals with the memory of emigration, the last remains of traveling theater in Cómicos (2009), and the helplessness of young people stranded on the streets in Un sitio donde quedarse (2014). This body of work has received awards in national and international festivals. They have also directed documentaries for different television companies or programs (Documentos TV, Treinta Minutos, Imprescindibles) such as Héroes sin armas about the civil war in Spain (2010) and the biography entitled Carmen Laforet, la chica rara (2016), harvesting several awards. Both directors have been members of the jury in several film festivals.
November, 7th 2020. 6.30 pm
Sala Berlanga at Fundación SGAE
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Section: Panorama on Spanish Authors
Year of Production: 2019
Running Time: 86’
Country: Spain
Languages: Spanish, Mandarin Guanhua Chinese, English and Russian
Directors: Marta Arribas and Ana Pérez de la Fuente
Cast: Lucía Jiménez
Editor: Clara Martínez Malagelada
Production: Edmond Roch and Patricia Tacata
Production Companies: Ikiru Films and RTVE
International Sales: A Contracorriente Films
Main Festivals and Awards: Málaga Film Festival. Barcelona Film Festival
