Matadero Madrid center for contemporary creation
SUMMER CINEPLAZA
Programme (August 29 to September 1)
Start date
End date
Price
Free access
Venue
Plaza Matadero
Institution
For the second year running, Plaza Matadero becomes the best open-air screen in the city, with the best selection of completely unreleased independent films in Madrid. Twenty films, coming from the best festivals -Locarno, Cannes, Berlin, Toronto and San Sebastián-, all preceded by their critical and public success and still unreleased on Madrid's screens.
PROGRAMME
THURSDAY, AUGUST 29
Lîle au trésor
Guillaume Brac, France, 2018, 96’ DCP (+18)
The summer season at a recreation center near Paris is in full swing, so there is no shortage of amusing situations at the crowded swimming pool. A glimpse into the mindset of the visitors and employees of the extensive park – original French inhabitants and immigrants who come here to relax because they lack the means for a more exotic vacation.
IndieLisboa 2019 – Internacional Film Festival
D’A Film Festival Barcelona 2019
Karlovy Vary Internacional Festival 2018
DocPoint 2018 – Helsinki Documentary Film Festival
BAFICI 2018 – Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival 2019
Jeonju Internacional Film Festival 2018
FRIDAY, AUGUST 30.
Suburban Birds (Jiao qu de niao)
Sheng Qiu, China, 2018, 118’ DCP (+18)
Some ground subsidence has occurred in a suburban area and a team of engineers, including Hao, is dispatched to investigate the cause. After days of wandering around in the empty suburb looking for answers and carrying his heavy gear, Hao walks into a primary school where he finds a diary chronicling the story of a boy and the separation of what seems to be an intimate group. As the investigation keeps going, Hao discovers that this diary might contain prophecies about his own life.
San Francisco Internacional Film Festival 2019
Locarno Film Festival 2018
São Paulo Internacional Film Festival 2018
Macao Internacional Film Festival 2018
SATURDAY, AUGUST 31
Die, Monster, Die!
Alejandro Fadel, Argentina-France-Chile, 2018, 109’ DCP (+18)
A young man visits his fiancé's estate to discover that her wheelchair-bound scientist father has discovered a meteorite that emits mutating radiation rays that have turned the plants in his greenhouse to giants. When his own wife falls victim to this mysterious power, the old man takes it upon himself to destroy the glowing object with disastrous results.
Cannes Film Festival 2018 – Un Certain Regard
Catalonia International Fantastic Film Festival 2018
Mar del Plata Internacional Film Festival 2018 (Best Soundtrack)
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
Light as Feathers
Rosanne Pel, tH, 2018, 85’ DCP (+18)
A small-town teen fumbling for emotional connections outside of his stiflingly codependent relationship with his single mother.
Cinema Jove 2019 – Valencia Internacional Film Festival (Best Film)
Netherlands Internacional Film Festival 2018 (Dutch Critics Award)
TIFF 2018 – Toronto Internacional Film Festival
Angers European Film Festival (Best Actor)
Not recommended for children under 18.
All sesions in original version with Spanish subtitles.
Check all the programme
PROGRAMME
THURSDAY, AUGUST 29
Lîle au trésor
Guillaume Brac, France, 2018, 96’ DCP (+18)
The summer season at a recreation center near Paris is in full swing, so there is no shortage of amusing situations at the crowded swimming pool. A glimpse into the mindset of the visitors and employees of the extensive park – original French inhabitants and immigrants who come here to relax because they lack the means for a more exotic vacation.
IndieLisboa 2019 – Internacional Film Festival
D’A Film Festival Barcelona 2019
Karlovy Vary Internacional Festival 2018
DocPoint 2018 – Helsinki Documentary Film Festival
BAFICI 2018 – Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival 2019
Jeonju Internacional Film Festival 2018
FRIDAY, AUGUST 30.
Suburban Birds (Jiao qu de niao)
Sheng Qiu, China, 2018, 118’ DCP (+18)
Some ground subsidence has occurred in a suburban area and a team of engineers, including Hao, is dispatched to investigate the cause. After days of wandering around in the empty suburb looking for answers and carrying his heavy gear, Hao walks into a primary school where he finds a diary chronicling the story of a boy and the separation of what seems to be an intimate group. As the investigation keeps going, Hao discovers that this diary might contain prophecies about his own life.
San Francisco Internacional Film Festival 2019
Locarno Film Festival 2018
São Paulo Internacional Film Festival 2018
Macao Internacional Film Festival 2018
SATURDAY, AUGUST 31
Die, Monster, Die!
Alejandro Fadel, Argentina-France-Chile, 2018, 109’ DCP (+18)
A young man visits his fiancé's estate to discover that her wheelchair-bound scientist father has discovered a meteorite that emits mutating radiation rays that have turned the plants in his greenhouse to giants. When his own wife falls victim to this mysterious power, the old man takes it upon himself to destroy the glowing object with disastrous results.
Cannes Film Festival 2018 – Un Certain Regard
Catalonia International Fantastic Film Festival 2018
Mar del Plata Internacional Film Festival 2018 (Best Soundtrack)
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
Light as Feathers
Rosanne Pel, tH, 2018, 85’ DCP (+18)
A small-town teen fumbling for emotional connections outside of his stiflingly codependent relationship with his single mother.
Cinema Jove 2019 – Valencia Internacional Film Festival (Best Film)
Netherlands Internacional Film Festival 2018 (Dutch Critics Award)
TIFF 2018 – Toronto Internacional Film Festival
Angers European Film Festival (Best Actor)
Not recommended for children under 18.
All sesions in original version with Spanish subtitles.
Check all the programme
