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Locarno First Look Lineup: Six Spanish Features Unveiled for Swiss Fest’s Work-in-Progress Sidebar
Spain takes the spotlight at this year's Locarno's First Look work-in-progress sidebar, where six films will screen for industry pros.
In addition to cash and service prizes valued at tens of thousands of euros, First Look will offer a platform for producers to present their films to potential sales and distribution partners in person at the Cinema Rialto and on the Locarno Pro Online digital library, available to accredited industry professionals. Festival Synopsis: Teresa Pla, an intersex child assigned female at birth, struggles to be recognized as a man within the archaic Spanish society of the beginning and middle of the 20th century while he is persecuted by guerrillas, bandits and the Guardia Civil. “Enrique has created a tender body of work, in which each entry is an exercise in imagination, where the precision of his frames, a particular cadence and tempo and a sense of humor stand out,” producer Alejandra Mora tells Variety.“He dares to give a twist to death and pre-established values, introducing his characters into muddy terrain, from which they will find it difficult to escape and through which the spectator will suffer many emotions.
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