Farid Fatmi Movies
- 2002
As a collection of unrelated characters gather under the hot summer sun in the Spanish capital of Madrid, a series of unlikely events form a chain reaction that will resonate in each of the strangers' lives. Director Alvaro Garcia-Capelo's comedy drama shows that even the slightest action can affect the lives of others and that we are all held together by a fragile web of complex interactions. It seems that everyone will be caught in this web until the dog days of summer have drawn to a close. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Sergi Caklleja, Farid Fatmi, (more)
- 2002
Spanish director Chus Gutierrez draws attention to illegal immigrants and the racism they are forced to endure in her 2002 social issue drama Poniente. Madrid-based schoolteacher Lucía (Cuca Escribano) returns to her birthplace in Southern Spain after her father passes away. Upon her arrival, Lucía reconnects with her hometown and decides to assume leadership of her father's greenhouse business -- a development that draws the ire of her cousin Miguel (Antonio Dechent), who would have taken over if Lucía hadn't. In due time, Lucía meets her father's business accountant, Curro (Jose Coronado), and promptly takes a keen personal interest in the attractive, sensitive man. As Curro and Lucía share a compassionate regard for the illegal immigrants they employ, both are forced to confront the outright racism coming from the surrounding community, as well as from some of their other non-immigrant employees. As tensions come to a head, Lucía is forced to make some business decisions that will have long lasting -- and quite disparate -- effects on her relationships with her employees and the surrounding community. ~ Ryan Shriver, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Cuca Escribano, Jose Coronado, (more)
