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EXCLUSIVE: Spanish filmmaker Miguel Ángel Jiménez, nan writer-director of Willem Dafoe starrer The Birthday Party, has group his adjacent characteristic movie pinch AF Films.
The caller drama, dubbed Hijos del Miedo, tells nan communicative of Salva, a young, far-right extremist who spends his days betwixt a occupation he hates astatine a ample distribution warehouse, caring for his grandfather while besides having chaotic nights retired pinch his group of friends.
One nighttime he brutally thumps up an migrant and past decides to fly to confederate Spain to hide successful nan location of an aged family friend who has nary thought what benignant of personification Salva has become. In this area of greenhouses, relentless sun and aggravated societal tension, Salva meets Cherry, a young female who sparks successful him a uncertainty astir who he really is. AF Films is processing nan task pinch Jiménez.
“The top situation of this task will beryllium nan constituent of position from which we will show Salvador’s travel because we are going to do it by his side, without judging him from a superior position,” said Jiménez. “I fearfulness nan movie will beryllium arguable successful that respect but, astatine nan aforesaid time, wrong that risk, I judge we will find an authentic image of nan way galore young Spaniards return successful nan look of what they judge is cornering them: nan capitalist system, nan emergence of feminism, immigration, LGTBI policies.
“The calamity is enormous, without a doubt, erstwhile these men determine to return retired their vexation connected those who are astir vulnerable. I want to research their reasons. I want to consciousness their rage. I want to effort to understand them successful bid to, hopefully, connection immoderate replacement to their hatred.”
AF Films laminitis Frank Ariza said: “Here astatine AF, we consciousness profoundly committed to cinema that dares to look straight astatine nan astir analyzable realities of our time. That is why we decided to support Miguel Ángel Jiménez’s caller project, a communicative that approaches radicalization processes, unit and supra all, nan anticipation of change, pinch honesty and sensitivity.”
Operating betwixt Europe and nan U.S., AF Films has a way grounds of processing high-end characteristic films and prestige tv done strategical workplace alliances, top-tier producing partners and blase cross-border financing models.
Its portfolio includes Above and Below with Antonio Banderas, Last Days (in collaboration pinch MUBI and nan Royal Opera House of London), Reversión, El vestido, La silla, Sundance winner Sorry, Baby and Fragmentos.
