Nick Igea films his first feature, Un paseo por el Borne
- Rodolfo Sancho, Natalia Verbeke and Ruth Gabriel star in this film that celebrates independent cinema
Filming began a few days ago on location in Palma de Mallorca for Un paseo por el Borne, Nick Igea’s debut film starring Rodolfo Sancho (recently seen in The Man from Rome), Natalia Verbeke (recently in the series Todos mienten [+see also:
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The director himself co-wrote the screenplay with Elio Quiroga (La estrategia del pequinés [+see also:
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The film is based on Martín (played by Sancho), who is almost fifty but has not yet achieved his dream of becoming a film director. He returns to his hometown to teach five students, who will help him regain his passion for the seventh art. At first, it will be an insignificant course, but one that will change the lives of all the characters.
"This is, above all things, a film about overcoming and hope. I'm a big fan of this type of film, whatever the subject matter, as they have also been a reference for me when I created this story", says the filmmaker. “From Stand and Deliver, an American film from 1988, little known to the general public, directed by Ramón Menéndez, which for me is the ultimate classroom film, to Hoosiers and In Search of Happiness, right through to Dead Poets Society and The Class [+see also:
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"Within the tone of a dramedy," he continues, "this is a positive film, about impossible dreams and how people influence each other. It is a film made from the heart, told from its most humanist perspective the great love of cinema that many of us feel", he concludes.
Un paseo por el Borne is produced by Un paseo por el Borne A.I.E. with the participation of IB3 and the collaboration of the Govern de les Illes Balears, Consell de Mallorca, Ayuntamiento de Palma, Fundació Mallorca Turisme, Institut d'Estudis Baleàrics and Madrid Film Office. The film was selected to participate in the projects in development section at the 2014 Montpellier International Mediterranean Film Festival. The Catalan company Filmax will distribute the film in Spain.
(Translated from Spanish by Vicky York)
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