Cannes Film Festival 2026 | Toronto International Film Festival 2026 | San Sebastián International Film Festival 2026
Raúl is a cult filmmaker struggling to find ideas for his next film. When one of his close collaborators dies, he uses the tragedy as inspiration for a new script. As he writes, he creates Elsa, a filmmaker working on her own story, whose experiences begin to resemble his. Gradually, the lives of the two characters overlap, blurring the line between fiction and reality. Through this story, the film explores the risks of using personal experiences and real events in filmmaking, asking how much of someone’s life a filmmaker can reveal in the search for an honest story.
Pedro Almodóvar is a two time Oscar-winning Spanish filmmaker known for exploring identity, desire, family and relationships through dark humour and distinctive visuals. His films include Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, All About My Mother, Talk to Her, and Volver
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