Mediterraneo

62nd TIFF: Greek Premiere

Autumn 2015. Two Spanish lifeguards travel to the Greek island of Lesbos after seeing the heart-wrenching photograph of a little boy drowned in the Mediterranean Sea. They arrive to discover a shocking reality: thousands of people risking their lives every day by trying to cross the sea in the most precarious of vessels, fleeing from armed conflicts and other miseries in their home countries. But the thing that stands out most is that no one is doing any rescue work. A devastating humane story about the power of will, based on real-life events.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Available at the Agora Market.

Direction: Marcel Barrena

Script: Danielle Schleif

Cinematography: Kiko de la Rica

Editing: Nacho Ruiz Capillas

Sound: Eva Valiño, Fabiola Ordoyo

Music: Arnau Bataller

Actors: Eduard Fernandez, Dani Rovira, Anna Castillo, Sergi Lopez, Alex Monner, Melika Foroutan, Vassilis Bisbikis

Production: Fasten Films, Lastor Media, Arcadia Motion Pictures

Producers: Adria Mones, Tono Felguera, Sergi Moreno, Ibon Cormenzana, Ignasi Estape, Giorgios Karnavas, Gabriel Kaplan

Co-production: Heretic

Co-producers: Gabriel Kaplan

Costumes: Despina Chimona

Production Design: Pinelopi Valti, Elena Vardava

Make Up: Kyriaky Melidou, Roula Lianou, Hara Vasiliadi

Color: Color

Production Country: Spain, Greece

Production Year: 2020

Duration: 112'

Contact: Heretic

Marcel Barrena

Marcel Barrena is a film director, screenwriter, producer, and editor. His feature debut, the highly acclaimed TV movie Cuatro estaciones won the prestigious Gaudí Award, it was nominated for the Goya Awards for Best Documentary, and also won Best Movie and Best Director in Alicante Film Festival. His film Little World (2012) is one of the most successful documentaries in Spanish cinema. The film was selected by The Hollywood Reporter critic Neil Young as one of the best movies of the year.