B

2015 | Fiction | Social | 85 min | Color

Synopsis

On July 15, 2013, the former treasurer of the Popular Party, Luis Bárcenas, is transferred from prison to testify at the Audiencia Nacional. Until this day, he had denied any relationship with the so-called Bárcenas papers, but after 18 days in prison he has decided to change his statement. This film portrays what happened in that room that day.

DATA SHEET

Direction: David Ilundain
Script: David Ilundain
Director of cinematography: Angel Amorós
Sound direction: Pedro R. Soto
Editing: Marta Velasco
Production: Inicia Films, Bolo Audiovisual
Executive production: Valérie Delpierre, Carolina González
Distribution: Avalon

Casting

Pedro Casablanc, Manolo Solo

AWARDS AND FESTIVALS

I Muestra De Cine Efímero De Moralzarzal (SPAIN)

XV Festival De Cine De Rivas (SPAIN)

XV Muestra De Cine Espanyol Inèdito en Jaén (SPAIN)

XXIII Festival Solidario De Cine En Cáceres (SPAIN)

60 Premis Rne Sant Jordi De Cinematografia 2016 (SPAIN)
Best Actor Award (Pedro Casablanc)

Asecan Del Cine Andaluz Awards 2016 (SPAIN)
AISGE Prize Male Interpretation (Pedro Casablanc y Manolo Solo)

Días De Cine Awards 2016 (SPAIN)
Best Spanish Film
Best Actor in Spanish Languange (Pedro Casablanc)

Premios Feroz 2016 (SPAIN)
Jury Special Prize

San Pancracio Awards 2016 – Festival Solidario De Cine Español De Cáceres (SPAIN)
Best Actor (Pedro Casablanc)

Unión De Actores Awards 2015 (SPAIN)
Best Leading Actor (Pedro Casablanc)
Best Supporting Actor (Manolo Solo)

In Inicia Films we understand that production is a way to influence society and connect emotionally with the audience. Since 2006 we have been working to promote new generations of filmmakers and give them a voice in today’s audiovisual world.

Through the eyes of our creators and the sensitivity of our authors, we accompany the development of international projects and multicultural talent, building bridges between their experiences abroad and their roots. We deal with themes that respond to current concerns and we believe that by connecting people and emotions we can help to draw new narrative and visual horizons.

Films produced by Inicia Films have been selected and awarded at numerous festivals including “Queens” by Klaudia Reynicke in co-production with Switzerland and Peru, which premiered at Sundance 2024 and won the Grand Prix at Berlin Generation; “20.000 species of bees” by Estibaliz Urresola winner of the Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance, two Forque Awards including Best Film, two Feroz Awards including Best Dramatic Film and three Goya Awards 2024; “Foremost by night by Víctor Iriarte, premiered at Giornate degli autori in Venice and winner of the Feroz Arrebato Award for Fiction; “Schoolgirls by Pilar Palomero with four Goya Awards 2021, including Best Film; “Summer 1993” by Carla Simón, Best Opera Prima at the Berlinale 2017; “La Maternal” also by Pilar Palomero, winner of the Silver Shell for Best Acting in San Sebastian 2022, “Unicorns” by Àlex Lora, with Premiere in the Official Selection of the Malaga Festival and “Teresa” by Paula Ortiz, premiered in this edition of Tallinn.

For documentaries such as “The west Indies fleet“ by Antonio Pérez Molero produced in collaboration with RTVE, Canal Sur and Telemadrid or “Singing on the rooftops” by Enric Ribes, with Premiere at Sheffield DocFest.

Also, for short films such as “The disinherited” by Laura Ferrés, Best Short Film at the Semaine de la Critique de Cannes, “The bus” by Sandra Reina, premiered at SXSW, nominated for the Goya Awards and winner of the Gaudí Award.