Valentín Álvarez
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Years after his mysterious disappearance, Julio Arenas, a famous Spanish actor, is back in the news thanks to a television program.
Close Your Eyes

A father in financial problems takes his son on vacation as he tries to solve his life.
The Best Summer of My Life

An ultraconservative family father must spend a weekend with his dysfunctional children for the burial of his wife.
Lord, Give Me Patience

In 1614 a Japanese expedition led by the emperor's grandson landed in the Sevillian town of Coria del Río, and the heir to the throne fell in love with a beautiful Sevillian, formed a family and never returned to Japan. 400 years later, Emperor Satohito dies and the rightful heir turns out to be Paco Japan, a 37-year-old neighbor of Coria del Río. The life of Paco and his family will change dramatically when he sees himself overnight living in the Imperial Palace and preparing to be the new Emperors of Japan. The cultural and linguistic clash between Japanese and Andalusian will cause funny and crazy situations in this adventure where East and West shake hands.
The Japon

A U.S. Army pilot's liberal ideals are challenged when he is stationed at a newly installed military base in Spain, under Franco's regime.
The Cross of Iberia

The film traces the rise of one of the world's premier architects, Norman Foster, and his unending quest to improve the quality of life through design.
How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr Foster?
In the mid-1940s, in a Portugal mired in poverty and illiteracy, a group of boys work in the potteries of Alhandra, on the coast, collecting clay to make tiles and bricks. Gineto, Sagui, Malesso, Guedelhas and Gaitinhas form strong friendships and bonds of camaraderie, while dreaming of other places and embarking on liberating adventures, facing the harshness of work, the daily dramas of family life, hunger, abuse and injustice with courage, rebellion and determination. In the end, their unity always prevails in a world of adults who do not understand them.
Creeks

Spain, June 2014. King Juan Carlos I abdicates after forty years on the throne. The historical cycle that began in 1978 has ended. It is the beginning of a new era. Felipe VI is the new king and the future is uncertain.
El rey

Seville, 1968. Honorio, Rafa, and Vicente are about to turn 20 and dream of escaping their routine. After watching a NO-DO newsreel about the tourism boom on the Costa del Sol and its air of freedom, they decide to travel to Torremolinos to change their lives and, above all, lose their virginity with Swedish women. Armed with the necessary excuses and a loaded Seat 600, they embark on a journey that will challenge everything they thought they knew until then.
Virgins

Eva and Carmen are two women who meet in the worst place: the doctor’s office, waiting to hear the results of their cancer screenings. So Carmen has an idea: why don’t she and Eva rent an RV with her best pal, Mar, make a list of things they’ve always wanted to do… and do them.
Wishlist

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Alejandro y Ana: Lo que España no pudo ver del banquete de la boda de la hija del presidente

Hunger, mist, flight. A couple trapped in eternity. An endless journey to nature itself, driving Cadillacs and escaping the sun.
Escarabana

Life through a glass, life through a lens, life through a camera. Fade to black. General view of the access to a factory with a big wheel.
Broken Windows

Four voices and their visions of Guimarães, cradle city of the Portuguese nation and European Capital of Culture in 2012.
Historic Centre
A father and son fishing team stumble across a body floating in the water. Simultaneously radar fails. As they retrieve the floating body, the answers are more frightening than the questions.
Adrift

Part of the collective feature film 3.11 Sense of Home
Ana, Three Minutes

A father takes his son fishing at La ciénaga dam in northern Argentina. When a mysterious creature emerges from the depths, their lives will be in danger.
Vestigios, el Misterio del Dique la Ciénaga
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