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Syndicado to Sell Álvaro F. Pulpeiro’s Dystopian Eco-Thriller ‘Petroleo’ About the ‘Hidden and Intricate World’ of the Oil Industry (EXCLUSIVE)
The Spanish/-French-Colombian co-production mentored by Albert Serra will be pitched at Madrid’s ECAM Forum.
The story, penned by Pulpeiro with “So Foul a Sky“’s executive producer Laura Solano, turns on Juan (35), a commodities consultant, who ventures into Venezuela to assess one of the world’s largest crude oil deposits, amidst a severe energy crisis. “This empirical approach has allowed us to create a script that delves deeply into a hidden and intricate world,” said the filmmaker who further strengthened his narrative under the mentorship of the Palme d’or nominated Albert Serra, and in collaboration with Venezuela’s Gustavo Rondón Córdova , behind Cannes Critics’ Week “La Familia.” Top crew members attached include cinematographer Luis Armando Arteaga (“Tremors”, “Private Desert”, “The Heiresses”), production designer Melania Freire (“The Rye Horn”), music composers Daniele Guerrini (aka ‘Heith’) and Kareem Lofty who will collaborate with Pulpeiro.
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