Sixteen Spanish films including films by Pedro Almodóvar and David Trueba will be showcased in Made in Spain program at the 2019 San Sebastian Festival.
7 Reasons to Run Away (From Society)(7 raons per fugir)(2019)
7 Reasons to Run Away (From Society)(7 raons per fugir)(2019)
NAME OF FILM: 7 REASONS TO RUN AWAY (FROM SOCIETY)
DIRECTOR(S): Esteve Soler, Gerard Quinto, David Torras
STARRING: Sergi Lopez, Emma Suarez, Lola Dueñas, Alex Brendemühl, Alain Hernandez, Francesc Orella
GENRE: Comedy Film
SYNOPSIS: We like to think of ourselves as civilized people, but our mask of neighborliness often hides a callous lack of empathy for other people. In seven short episodes, each about a human trait we prefer not to talk about, this Spanish anthology film explores the flipside of our satisfied lives. This surrealist horror comedy pulls no punches: its bizarre stories are inventive, funny, sometimes harsh, and always ruthlessly honest – no matter whether the equally bizarre protagonists are crotchety retirees dozing by the TV, a dogged real estate agent selling a flat with a hanged man inside, or a bride and groom who aren’t all that sure about the decision they’re about to make…