Xavier Villaverde Movies
A Barcelona man (Llorenc Gonzalez) begins to question his sexuality after he is saved from a violent mugging by a handsome karate instructor (Alvaro Cervantes). The conflicted man attempts to reconcile his newfound feelings with his commitment to his beautiful girlfriend (Astrid Bergès-Frisbey). ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
13 Curses tells the story of a young man who makes his way back to his family after spending years away. His mother now resides in a local mental hospital. When he visits her she warns him to leave in order to protect himself. He ignores her pleas, and soon learns that his deceased father's spirit haunts them. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- 1998
Brothers Berto (Nancho Novo) and Mario (Enrique Alcides) grew up on Spain's Galician coast where their hippie parents settled during the '60s. Before they were grown, their father abandoned them, a trauma from which Mario has not completely recovered. Berto leaves home first, and many years pass before the brothers meet again. This sophomore feature from Galician director Xavier Villaverde recounts the brothers' reunion and search for their missing father. By the time they meet again, both siblings have accumulated troubled pasts. Mario has just finished jail time for protesting military service, while Berto has been involved in various criminal activities. Berto shows up to meet Mario with his latest lover, a very young Laura (Elena Anaya). It is not long before Mario joins them in a threesome. Later, Berto tells him that he has spent three years with their father (Cheto Lara); he then coerces Mario and Laura into accompanying him to Lisbon, Portugal where he claims their father now resides. This may or may not be a ruse to help Berto flee the country. As their journey progresses, painful truths about their pasts and childhood manifest themselves. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Nancho Novo, Elena Anaya, (more)
- 1998
Two estranged siblings attempt to put aside their differences long enough to track down their long lost father, in the process revealing things about themselves that the other has never known. Berto (Nancho Novo) and Mario (Enrique Alcides) were abandoned by their father when they were just children. Years later, after living the majority of their adult lives apart, the two siblings come back together in Madrid in hopes of locating their missing dad. Later, as the brothers attempt to navigate a bitter sea of egos and lies, the presence of Mario's girlfriend Laura (Elena Anaya) arouses passions that will shift the dynamics of the group in ways that could prove devastating. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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