THE APOSTATE
synopsis
Tamayo knows he needs to change the person he has become under the pressure of his parents’ expectations. His opposition manifests itself in the increasingly quixotic quest of formally having his name struck from the Catholic church’s baptismal record. But finding his own path is very hard and as a first step, it seems helpful to turn his feelings into words. With the innocence of an adolescent - and with the sincerity of someone addressing letters to a friend overseas - Tamayo goes over the weaknesses and little miseries that his family passed on to him. As Tamayo’s correspondence revisits the milestones of his tempestuous past, his wild and tender gaze on the scenery of Madrid - with its streetscapes, office buildings, parks and altars - reveals his beliefs, his desires and his turmoil.
international title: | The Apostate |
original title: | El Apóstata |
country: | Spain, France, Uruguay |
sales agent: | FiGa Films (US) |
year: | 2015 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Federico Veiroj |
film run: | 80' |
release date: | ES 02/10/2015, FR 4/05/2016 |
screenplay: | Gonzalo Delgado, Álvaro Ogalla, Nicolás Saad, Federico Veiroj |
cast: | Bárbara Lennie, Marta Larralde, Jaime Chávarri, Joaquín Climent, Vicky Peña, Juan Calot, Kaiet Rodríguez |
cinematography by: | Arauco Hernández Holz |
film editing: | Fernando Franco |
producer: | Fernando Franco, Federico Veiroj, Guadalupe Balaguer Trelles |
production: | Ferdydurke, La Vie est Belle Films Associés, Local Films, Cinekdoque - Federico Veiroj (UY) |
backing: | ICAU (Uruguay), FONA (Uruguay), Region Île de France, MVD Socio Audiovisual (Uruguay) |
distributor: | Avalon, Paname Distribution |