Petra

Petra

Director Jaime Rosales

1 hr. 47 min. · Spain, France, Denmark, 2018 · Drama · Spanish, Catalan · Subtitles: English, Lithuanian

About the film

Petra doesn’t know who her father is. After the death of her mother, she embarks on a search that leads her to Jaume, a famous artist and a powerful man. At his house Petra also meets Jaume’s son, Lucas, as well as Marisa, his mother and Jaume’s wife. That is when the story of these characters begins to intertwine in a spiral of family secrets and violence that drives them all to the edge.

Details

Running time
1 hr. 47 min.
Country, year
Spain, France, Denmark, 2018
Genre
Drama
Language
Spanish, Catalan
Subtitles
English, Lithuanian

Credits

Director
Jaime Rosales
Screenplay
Jaime Rosales, Michel Gaztambide, Clara Roquet Autonell
Producers
Antonio Chavarrías, Jérôme Dopffer, Bárbara Díez, Katrin Pors
Cinematography
Hélène Louvart
Music
Kristian Eidnes Andersen
Cast
Bárbara Lennie, Àlex Brendemühl, Joan Botey
More information
www.imdb.com

Festivals and awards

  • Cannes Film Festival Directors’ Fortnight
Jaime Rosales

Director

Jaime Rosales

Jaime Rosales graduated in Business Studies before gaining a grant to study film abroad. In 2003, he filmed "The Hours of the Day", his first full-length film which received most awards, including the FIPRESCI Prize during the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs del Festival de Cannes. In 2007, "Solitary Fragments"; was awarded three Goya Prizes. "Bullet in the Head" (2008) was presented at the San Sebastian International Film Festival where it received the FRIPESCI Prize.