Suro

63rd TIFF: Greek Premiere

Elena and Ivan are about to embark on a new chapter in their lives. They are leaving the megacity of Barcelona and moving to rural Catalonia to take over a cork oak plantation. Their cork business is not only to provide them with a new livelihood, but it is also to be run fairly and sustainably. With all their ideals, Elena and Ivan come up against a harsh reality: City, country, desire, reality and gender roles all collide. And the two are soon heading for a crisis that will not only test their joint project, but also their entire relationship. Created with a light touch, the film uses the subtle hints and meaningful glances of its characters to tell of the balance of power in a modern relationship.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Available at the Agora Market TIFF63.

Direction: Mikel Gurrea

Script: Mikel Gurrea, Francisco Kosterlitz

Cinematography: Julián Elizalde

Editing: Ariadna Ribas Surís

Sound: Xanti Salvador

Music: Clara Aguilar

Actors: Vicky Luengo, Pol López, Ilyass El Ouahdani, Josep Estragues ’Pitu, David Parcet, Vicente Botella

Production: Lastor Media, Malmo Pictures, Irusoin, Nocturna Media

Producers: Laura Rubirola Sala, Tono Folguera, Clàudia Maluenda, Xabier Berzosa

Costumes: Ester Palaudàries

Production Design: Isona Rigau Heras

Executive producer: Clàudia Maluenda, Ariadna Dot, Laia Costa

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: Spain

Production Year: 2022

Duration: 117΄

Contact: REASON8 Films

Mikel Gurrea

Mikel Gurrea is a writer-director born in Donostia in 1985. He graduated from Barcelona’s Pompeu Fabra University and he was awarded the prestigious Obra Social “la Caixa” scholarship to study a Master of Arts at the London Film School. His short films have been selected in festivals such as Venice, San Sebastian, and Montreal, and his dramatic work for the stage as a playwright has opened in theaters like London's Queen Elizabeth Hall or Madrid's Fernan-Gomez. Suro is his feature film debut.