By turns comic, poignant, absurd and profoundly moving, beautifully shot, and featuring great performances from non professional actors, "El Alma de las Moscas" tells the story of the two sons of Evaristo de la Sierra, who never met their father, and who's mutual existence they both ignored, until Evaristo sends them a letter inviting them to his funeral.

When the Brothers meet at a train station, where to their surprise the train hasn't gone by in years, it is the beginning of their wanderings through barren landscapes, punctuated by chance encounters with the weird and wonderful characters that inhabit that land, such as a suicidal narcoleptic; a man with serious anger issues towards funerals; a bunch of thieving musicians and a young woman in love with the spring, who try, in one way or another, to guide them in their journey to their father s funeral through paths made of memories, fables, solitude and dreams.

 

FESTIVALS AND REVIEWS

Karlovy Vary IFF 2011

Sao Paulo Mostra 2011

Warsaw IFF 2011 (Winner Special Mention)

BFI London FF 2011

Cinedays 2011

Mill Valley 2011

Cleveland IFF 2012

St Louis IFF 2012

D'A Barcelona 2012

Napoli IFF 2012

 

"Undertaken with the impish spirit of Kaurismäki and Berlanga hovering playfully over the film... Splendidly entertaining" Sight & Sound

"Jonathan Cenzual Burley's debut feature is tantamount to The Wizard of Oz being reinvented by Samuel Beckett... The imagery is sublime" Radio Times

"A little bit the Straight Story and a lot of Fellini" The Sunday Times

"Lovely, dreamlike and some brilliant music... Infectiously fun" Little White Lies

"An imaginative, magically poetic story. A perfect example of an independent writer-director film" Karlovy Vary IFF

"A majestic journey through the Spanish countryside" Mill Valley Film Festival

"Poetic imagery and elegant minimalism that tells so much" Warsaw Film Festival Special Mention

"Outstanding directorial debut" BFI London FF

"El Alma de las Moscas is what independent filmmaking should be all about: refreshing, amusing and gently leftfield... Highly recommended. ★★★★" Songlines

"Simply but beautifully shot" Latinolife.co.uk

"Wonderful, witty gem of a film, displays great zest and considerable panache"cineoutsider.co.uk

"Brillliant surreal humour. Beautifully shot. ★★★★" Psychologies

 

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