Filming has finished 'In the face'the second film directed by Javier Marco, winner of the Goya for the short film that inspired it. Starring Manolo Solo and Sonia Almarcha, the film, which will be distributed in our country by Sideral Cinema, also has the special collaboration of Daniel Pérez Prada, Roberto Álamo and the emerging Helena Zumel. The film tells the story of a famous journalist who goes to the house of one of her haters to tell him face to face what he wrote about her on social media. Soon they both discover that they are not so different from each other… “In the short film we explore the theme of hate on social media and how the anonymity they offer makes insults easier. In this film, we have taken the story of our characters a step further. Starting with the meeting between the hater and the journalist, we have delved into other themes, such as the relationships between parents and children, empathy, loneliness and how we connect with other people. Despite their differences, the protagonists of our film discover that they have a lot in common, that they understand and help each other,” says Marco, who directs and also writes the script with Belén Sánchez-Arévalo, with whom he already collaborated on his first film, 'Josefina', as well as on the short films 'Uno' and 'Muero por volver'.
'In the face' is a production of Pecado Films (Jose Alba, Odile Antonio-Baez), LaCima Producciones (Pedro Palacios, Ricard Sales), Odessa Films, Langosta Films and Biograf Capital AIE with the support of the ICAA, Institut Valencià de Cultura (IVC), Comunidad de Madrid and Creative Europe Media (Slate Funding), the participation of ÀPunt and the sponsorship of the Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha, ETURIA CLM and Castilla-La Mancha Film Commission as winner of the Second Eturia CLM Feature Film and Television Series Production Competition. In the technical section, Javier Marco has counted on the participation of professionals with extensive experience such as Anna Franquesa-Solano as director of photography ('The Farewell', 'Expatriadas'), Curru Garabal as art director (nominated for a Goya for 'Cerrar los ojos'), Dani Fontrodona as head of sound (winner of a Goya for 'Tres'), Pilar Álvarez and Fátima González as makeup and hairdressers and six-time Goya nominee Carmen Martínez and Patricio Ruiz as production directors.
'In the face' It was developed at the 2021-2022 Academy of Film Residences, the 2021 Cinehorizontes Writing Residency (Marseille) and the 2022 Ventana CineMad (TorinoFilmLab Next Award), TorinoFilmLab Next. Filming took place on location in the Community of Madrid and Castilla-La Mancha. The film will be distributed in Spain by Sideral Cinema.
