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The Sacred Spirit
''The Sacred Spirit'' ( es, Espíritu sagrado, links=no) is a 2021 tragicomedy film playing with science fiction themes directed and written by Chema García Ibarra. The cast is led by Nacho Fernández, Llum Arques, Joanna Valverde and Rocío Ibáñez. It is a Spain–France–Turkey international co-production. Plot Primarily set in Elche, the fiction tracks the members of an association of ufologists that see their secret mankind-changing master plan imperiled after their leader dies. Meanwhile, everyone else is looking for a missing girl. Cast Production A joint Spain–France–Turkey co-production, the film was produced by Apellániz & De Sosa and Jaibo Films alongside La Fábrica Nocturna Cinèma and Teferruat Films, with the participation of Movistar+, , RTVE and TRT, support and help from the IVC, ICAA, the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, CNC Cinema du Monde and Eurimages. Filming began on 12 October 2020 in Elche. Release ''The Sacred Spirit'' ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chema García Ibarra
Chema García Ibarra is a Spanish filmmaker. Career His first short film The Attack of the Robots from Nebula-5 became one of the most awarded films of 2009 with more than 110 awards and 350 selections including the Directors' Fortnight, Sundance, Chicago, Ann Arbor and Winterthur. After getting the preselection to the Oscars and the Goya, he won the Méliès de Oro for the best European fantastic short film. In 2010 he wrote, produced and directed Protoparticles, winner of an honourable mention at the Sundance Festival among other awards. His short film Mystery, whose screenplay won the Project Corto Canal + award at the Gijón International Film Festival, had its international premiere at the Berlinale where he got the EFA nomination. In 2016, his short film The Disco Shines won first prize at the Alcalá de Henares Film Festival. The Golden Legend (co-directed with Ion de Sosa) premiered at the Berlinale in 2019. Retrospectives of his work have been held in Atlanta, Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |