RELEASE DATE: August 16 in Los Angeles and New York
SCREENPLAY BY: Salvador Simó, Eligio Montero
DIRECTOR: Salvador Simó
PRODUCER: Manuel Cristóbal
RUNNING TIME: 77 mins
DISTRIBUTOR: GKIDS
SYNOPSIS: Paris, 1930. The infamous surrealist filmmaker Luis Buñuel is left penniless after the scandalous release of L’Age d’Or leads to a falling out with collaborator Salvador Dalí. On a whim, Buñuel’s good friend, sculptor Ramón Acín, buys a lottery ticket and promises to devote his winnings to fund Buñuel’s next film. Incredibly, Ramón wins the jackpot, sending the two friends to the remote mountains of their native Spain to film the documentary Las Hurdes: Land Without Bread. Driven by mad artistic impulse and haunted by childhood memories, Buñuel must confront the specter of mortality looming over the lives of his subjects -and his own.
In a stranger-than-fiction tale befitting the master filmmaker, Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles tells the true story behind a fascinating episode in cinematic history, utilizing sensitive performances as well as excerpts from Buñuel’s filmography to present a deeply affecting and humanistic portrait of an artist hunting for his purpose.
GKIDS will release BUNUEL IN THE LABYRINTH OF THE TURTLES on August 16 in Los Angeles at the Landmark Nuart, 11272 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025 and on August 16 in New York at the Quad Cinema, 34 W 13th St, New York, NY 10011.
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