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DARK BLUE ALMOST BLACK (AZULOSCUROCASINEGRO)

Director: Daniel Sánchez Arévalo
Stars: Quim Gutiérrez, Raúl Arévalo, Marta Etura
Studio: Strand Releasing

CAST:

Quim Gutiérrez … Jorge
Marta Etura … Paula
Antonio de la Torre … Antonio
Héctor Colomé … Andrés
Raúl Arévalo … Israel
Eva Pallarés … Natalia
Manuel Morón … Fernando
Ana Wagener … Ana
Roberto Enríquez … Roberto
Natalia Mateo … Profesora de teatro
Alba Gárate … Alba
Marta Aledo … Empleada del banco
Carmen Arévalo … Maestra de ceremonias
Joaquín Notario … Jefe de personal 1
Esther Ortega … Jefa de personal 2
Fernando Lage … Jefe de personal 3
Alex O’Dogherty … Jefe de personal 5
Daniel Muriel … Gonzalo
Julián Villagrán … Emilio
Teresa Soria … Interna
Francisco Javier Mendo Flores … Niño preso
Mila Kusmina … Madre niño
Belén Chanes … Funcionaria prisión
Nacho Sandoval … Preso con escoba
José Luis López Vázquez … (archive footage)
José Sacristán … (archive footage)

SYNOPSIS:

A handful of young people try to sort out the complications of their relationships — both romantic and familial — in this comedy drama from Spain. Jorge (Quim Gutierrez) is a guy in his mid-twenties trying to get his life in order as he looks after his father Andres (Hector Colome), who has recently suffered a stroke. Relations are tense between Jorge and Andres, and Jorge thinks one of their arguments may have led to his father’s illness. While Andres recovers, Jorge covers his shifts as a janitor, and spends his spare time hanging out with his friend Israel (Raul Arevalo), who is coming to terms with his sexuality, and corresponding with his one-time girlfriend Natalia (Eva Pallaares), who is now attending college in Germany. Meanwhile, Jorge’s brother Antonio (Antonio de la Torre) has stumbled into an unusual new relationship — Antonio is in prison, and while assisting with a theater production being staged behind bars, he becomes infatuated with Paula (Marta Etura), who is both a cast member and a prisoner. Paula wants a baby despite the fact she’s in jail, but Antonio isn’t so sure he wants to be the father. AzulOscuroCasiNegro (aka DarkBlueAlmostBlack) was the first feature film from writer and director Daniel Sanchez Arevalo.