''Suso's Tower'' ( es, La torre de Suso, links=no) is a 2007 Spanish comedy-drama film written and directed by , in his directorial debut feature. It stars

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, Gonzalo de Castro,

Malena Alterio Malena Grisel Alterio Bacaicoa (born 21 January 1974) is an Argentine-born Spanish actress. She became well known with the Spanish TV series ''Aquí no hay quien viva'', playing the role of Belén López Vázquez. Movies * ''Espejo, espejo' ...

, and

Emilio Gutiérrez Caba Emilio Gutiérrez Caba (born 26 September 1942) is a Spanish film and television actor. Personal Caba is the son of actors and Irene Caba Alba and brother of and Julia, both dedicated to acting too. From his mother side, he is the grandson of ...

. Fernández was nominated for best new director, Caba for best supporting actor and de Castro for best new actor at the 2008

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Plot

Cundo emigrated to Argentina to seek a new life. Ten years later he returns home to

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, to the funeral of an old friend, Suso. The film chronicles the reunion with family and friends and how Cundo wants to fulfill the ultimate dream of Suso. The film is a tribute to friendship. And above all friendship in an age where it is not so clear why you should remain friends with your childhood friends.

Cast

Production

The film was produced by

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. José Manuel Tejedor and Javier Tejedor were responsible for the original score whilst Ángel Hernández-Zoido worked as a film editor and Carlos Suárez as a cinematographer.

Release

The film was presented in the Zabaltegi slate of the

San Sebastián International Film Festival The San Sebastián International Film Festival ( SSIFF; es, Festival Internacional de San Sebastián, eu, Donostia Zinemaldia) is an annual FIAPF A category film festival held in the Spanish city of Donostia-San Sebastián in September, in ...

in September 2007. Distributed by Warner Bros Pictures International España, it was theatrically released on 9 November 2007.

References

External links

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