The filming of ‘Fatum’, a dramatic thriller directed by Juan Galiñanes (co-writer of ‘Quien a Hiero Mata’), which stars three figures from Spanish cinema, Luis Tosar, Álex García and Elena Anaya, has completed in Pontevedra. story about health, money and love, with a violent robbery. The cast is completed by Arón Piper, Luisa Mayol and Pepa Gracia. Juan Galiñanes himself and Alberto Marini (‘The Unknown’) signed the script.
The plot presents a gambling addict, Sergio (played by Tosar), who, although he has promised his partner that he has overcome that damn addiction, receives the tip of a match-fixer in a soccer match and, with the intention of recovering all the money lost lately, he returns to his usual betting house with the intention of winning. Everything seems to be going the way he wants, but suddenly Alejo (played by Arón Piper), another repeat player, bursts into the store armed. Alerted by the police that something strange is happening there, GEO sniper Pablo (Álex García) is pressured by Commissioner Costa (Elena Anaya) to intervene; But this officer’s mind is not there, but in the hospital where the life of his son hangs by a thread. Until a gunshot will change the lives of Sergio and Pablo forever. An original and exciting vision about the weight of destiny and our immediate future, a story to the limit that takes place in just 12 hours.
Director Juan Galiñanes assures that “all the characters in the film are moved by emotions such as love, revenge and guilt, so it is very easy to empathize with them: because in ‘Fatum’ there are no bad guys or good guys, just “people who face the whims of destiny head-on.”
Juan Galiñanes (Pontevedra, 1980), in addition to being co-author of the script for ‘Quien a Hiero Mata’, by Paco Plaza, has undertaken his first live-action film here after having directed numerous advertisements, several shorts (‘El bufón and la infanta’, ‘Sailor’) and some chapters of ‘Serramoura’ and ‘A Estiba’, in addition to having been an editor of films such as ‘Dhogs’ and series such as ‘Hierro’ and ‘La Unidad’. In 2011 he directed, wrote and edited the animated film ‘Holy Night! Silent Night?’.
For her part, Emma Lustres, producer of the film (and of hits like ‘Celda 211’), from Vaca Films, states that it is “a very dynamic film, with a complex structure and addresses classic noir themes with a contemporary look. A film full of tension and adrenaline, but with a strong social background that overshadows the action, and with a dramatic charge that appeals to the most universal feelings.
The production company Vaca Films continues to choose the Galician city as a set for its creations. ‘Invader’, ‘We are honest people’, ‘The unknown’, ‘The shadow of the law’ or ‘Who kills with iron’, as well as series such as ‘The disorder you leave’, ‘Unity’ or ‘Hasta el cielo’ ‘, show landscapes of the city and its area.
‘Fatum’ is a production by Vaca Films, in co-production with the French company Playtime Productions and with the participation of RTVE, Amazon and TVG. It has the support of ICAA and AGADIC. It will be distributed by Universal Pictures International Spain and its international sales will be handled by the French agency Playtime.
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