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International Competition · 46th Edition

A Son

UN HIJO

Director

Nacho La Casa

Country

Spain

Runtime

1 h 31 min

Language

Spanish

Premiere

World Premiere

Synopsis

 Maria, an inexperienced school psychologist, senses that, behind the apparent happiness of an 8-year-old boy who has just arrived at school, there is a drama with terrible consequences. To find out, she must decipher what Guille's mind translates into drawings and, in addition, overcome his father's aggressive resistance. 

Cast

Macarena García, Hugo Silva, Ian Cortegoso, Jesús Carroza

Screenplay

Juan R. Apolo and Nacho La Casa

Producers

Nacho La Casa

About the Director

 Nacho La Casa has produced five feature films selected for festivals such as San Sebastián, Málaga, Seville, Seminci, Sitges, Mar del Plata, and ITFS, which have received five Goya Award nominations. He co-directed the animated film Ozzy (2016), co-wrote the feature film When Brooklyn Met Seville (2020), and has served as executive producer for more than 300 television series episodes. 

Screenings

Sat 15 Nov · 21:00 – 22:31 Opera House - Grand Hall
Mon 17 Nov · 15:00 – 16:31 Zamalek Cinema 1
Tue 18 Nov · 21:00 – 22:31 Vox - Almaza Mall (3)