Plastic Killer

(Plastic Killer)
José Pozo | Fiction, Comedy, Science Fiction

2021 | 21 minutes | Spain

Amparo survives in an old deserted haberdashery with Carmela, a plastic bag which she considers her own daughter.

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Synopsis

Amparo survives in an old deserted haberdashery with Carmela (Laura Gómez-Lacueva), a plastic bag which she considers her own daughter.

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Main credits

Pozo, Jose (film director)
Pozo, Jose (screenwriter)
Pozo, Jose (film producer)
Ortiz, David (film producer)
Gómez-Lacueva, Laura (actor)
Mota, José (actor)
Terri, Elisabet (actor)

Other credits

Cinematography, Luis Ángel Pérez; editing, Pep Carrique; music, Óscar Araujo.


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Festivals

Bajadoz Iberian Film Festival – Best Actress; Tarazona y el Moncayo Comedy Festival – Best Original Script, Best Actress, Best Artistic Direction; Navarra Film Festival – Best Actress; Astorga Film Festival – Best Script; Medina del Campo Film Festival “La Otra Mirada” – Best Short Film; Málaga International Film Festiva; Festival ICOFF; Sant Joan d’Alacant Film Festival; SGAE en Corto; Lanzarote Film Festival; Norwegian Short Film Festival; Gijón Short Film Festival; Bajadoz Iberian Film Festiva; Islantilla Cineforum; Festival el Pecado; Cerdanya Film Festival; Lugo Film Week; Cabra Audiovisual National Short Film Contest; Arnedo La Rioja Film Festival; Vancouver International Film Festival; Strasbourg European Fantasy Film Festival; Viva Cortos; Festival del TVCortos

DIRECTOR: José Pozo

NATIONALITY: Spain

YEAR: 2021

GENRE: Fiction, Comedy, Science Fiction

LANGUAGE: Spanish

COLOR / B&W: Color

GRADE LEVEL: College, Adults

SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE

AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE

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