THE PLAGUE
by Neus Ballús
synopsis
Five people who work on the outskirts of Barcelona and whose paths cross every day: Iurie, a Moldavian wrestler who is waiting for Spanish papers and is working on the harvest with farmer Raül. Raül took over the farm from his parents. The situation is precarious, as an insect plague has infested his fields and is threatening to ruin the yield. Respiratory problems have forced his neighbour Maria, an almost 90-year-old farmer, to move into an old people’s home. There she meets geriatric nurse Rosemarie from the Philippines, who has only been living in Spain for a short time and makes her way to work every day on foot. On a dirt road near the highway, Maribel sits on a wobbly garden chair, trying to earn a living for herself and her unemployed son as a prostitute.
international title: | The Plague |
original title: | La plaga |
country: | Spain |
year: | 2013 |
genre: | docu-fiction |
directed by: | Neus Ballús |
film run: | 85' |
screenplay: | Neus Ballús |
cast: | Raül Molist, Maria Ros, Rosemarie Abella, Iurie Timbur, Maribel Martí |
cinematography by: | Diego Dussuel |
film editing: | Neus Ballús, Domi Parra |
music: | David Crespo |
producer: | Jordi Ambrós, Luciano Rigolini, Jordi Balló |
production: | El Kinògraf, Televisió de Catalunya / TVC / TV3 / 3Cat, ARTE France |
backing: | CDA Centre de Desenvolupament Audiovisual, CONCA, ICAA, ICEC (Instituto Catalán de las Empresas Culturales), Media Programme |
distributor: | Noucinemart |