Petra

59th TIFF: Greek Premiere

Petra grew up without knowing the identity of her father. When her mother dies, she embarks on a quest which leads to Jaume, a famous painter with a ruthless character. As she meets the satellites of this mysterious figure, namely his wife and son, and gets lost in a labyrinth of family secrets, fate intervenes to redeem this tormented souls. A film that, in the words of its director, echoes Aristotle: “Everything must be surprising and necessary, not only in life, but also in its imitation.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Jaime Rosales

Script: Jaime Rosales, Michel Gaztambide, Clara Roquet

Cinematography: Hélène Louvart

Editing: Lucía Casal

Sound: Carlos E. García

Music: Kristian Selin Eidnes Andersen

Actors: Bárbara Lennie, Alex Brendemühl, Joam Botey, Marisa Paredes, Petra Martínez, Carme Pla, Oriol Pla, Chema Del Barco, Natalie Madueño

Producers: Bárbara Díez, Antonio Chavarrías, Jérôme Dopffer, Katrin Pors, Mikkel Jersin, Eva Jakobsen

Art Direction: Victoria Paz Álvarez

Costumes: Iratxe Sanz

Executive producer: José María Morales

Make Up: Chicha Blanco

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: Spain, France, Denmark

Production Year: 2018

Duration: 107΄

Contact: Film Factory, info@filmfactory.es

Jaime Rosales

After receiving a degree in Business Economics from ESADE, his devotion to film was fostered when he won a scholarship in 1996 to study film at the prestigious International Film and Television School in San Antonio de los Baños (EICTV) in Havana and then at the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) in Sydney. He has given courses, talks and lectures at numerous universities, film schools and art centers. Of special note among his collaborations and participations are the following: the Prado Museum, Caixa Forum, the Picasso Foundation in Málaga, the Reina Sofía Museum, the Centre Georges Pompidou, the Artium Vitoria Museum, CCCB in Barcelona, the Universidad Complutense in Madrid, Universidad Carlos III, Universidad of Barcelona, Universidad Pompeu Fabra, ECAM, EICTV, ESADE, New York University, Université de Lyon, and IBAFF. In March 2014, he had a full retrospective of his work shown at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris. He has received the National Culture Award by the Generalitat de Catalunya and he is been honored Knight of the Arts and Letters by France’s Ministry of Culture.