T H E E L D E R L Y Will take part in the Cheval Noir Competition, Fantasia Film Festival’s flagship section
"Forgotten, rejected, old…?
He belongs to that part of society which we belittle and push to one side but now he has something to say.
Ignored for far too long. Now it’s too late".?
Raúl Cerezo & Fernando González Gómez???
T H E??E L D E R L Y?(?V I E J O S?),?directed by?Raúl Cerezo?and?Fernando González Gómez,?will have its?World Premiere on July?16?at?Fantasia Film Festival, one of the most prestigious genre events in the world, whose 26th edition will run from July 14 to August 3.?
“Fantasia is a great haven for genre cinema. A celebration. A truly wonderful madness. Showing our film?The Elderly?here for the first time is a rejuvenating experience. It makes us terror teenagers”,?Cerezo and González Gómez have confessed on hearing the news.?
The film, written by?Raúl Cerezo,?Javier Trigales?and?Rubén Sánchez Trigos?and shot over six weeks in Madrid and Navarre, will take part in the?Cheval Noir Competition,?the most important section of the Canadian event.?
T H E??E L D E R L Y?was Raúl Cerezo’s cinema project, which emerged in 2016?following?the award at the 49th edition of Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival.?
DIRECTORS’ STATEMENT
“This is a horror film about a family that could easily be our neighbours or ourselves. It tells a story with hair-raising, real and immediate social overtones that makes us experience skin-crawling terror without ever losing sight of the characters and their lives.?
Our story is a reflection on old age, maturity, adolescence and co-existence in a hostile environment full of conflicts that hit the family group hard, leading to the most fearsome and least expected of all endings”.?Raúl Cerezo & Fernando González Gómez.
THE TEAM THAT MADE IT POSSIBLE
T H E??E L D E R L Y?is a story that immerses you in its intense characters and atmospheres and stars?Zorion Eguileor?(The Platform, Estoy vivo, La buena hija),?Gustavo Salmerón?(Titán,?Lots of Kids, A Monkey and a Castle,?Amar, Gente en sitios) and?Paula Gallego?(The Passenger, Vis a vis, Cuéntame cómo pasó).?The cast also includes?Irene Anula?(Los miércoles no existen, Vis a vis, Amar en tiempos revueltos),?Juan Acedo?(the shorts?Etérea,?Amigo y vecino) and?ángela López Gamonal.
José Luis Ranca?o?is the producer of the new joint project by Cerezo and?González Gómez.?The executive producer of this timeless story, which could take place anywhere in the world, is?Silvia Melero.
The crew includes?Ignacio Aguilar?(Cinematography),?Laura Lostalé?(Art Director),?José Manuel Jiménez?(Film Editor),?Eneko Vadillo?(Composer),?Carlos Ruiz?(Direct Sound),?Roberto H.G.?(Sound Design),?Fede Pouso?and?Almudena Bretón?(Wardrobe) and?Irene Pedrosa?and?Jesús Gil?(Makeup and Hairdressing).?Vessmedia?is in charge of Visual Effects.?
Person's Films,?La Dalia Films?and?Antídoto Films?are the producers of this project. It is supported by the?Navarra Government,?Navarra Film Commission?and?Madrid Town Hall.?
SYNOPSIS
Rosa commits suicide, which is the catalyst for the progressive physical and mental deterioration of Manuel, her elderly husband. Mario, his son, decides to bring him to live with his family, despite the fierce opposition of his new wife, who’s expecting a baby.
Naia, his teenage granddaughter, is the only one who trusts Manuel, whose dementia is getting worse and worse by the day. The family’s new living situation will continue to go rapidly downhill, until it literally becomes a matter of life and death, leading to a dramatic denouement, which will take place on the hottest night of the century.
T H E??E L D E R L Y?is the second project undertaken by González Gómez and Cerezo after co-directing?The Passenger,?a fantasy horror story that had its World Premiere at last year’s Sitges. After its commercial release in Spain, the film has enjoyed never-ending success and is proving to be one of the genre films of the year. It has been sold to over 25 countries for showing, including the United States,?in addition to having participated in many national and international festivals. It is now available on?DVD and Blu-Ray.
ABOUT THE DIRECTORS
Fernando González Gómez and Raúl Cerezo are two leading directors in the world of short films who, after each being involved with several successful releases, decided to join forces to create?The Passenger, their first feature film together. They were so convinced by the result that they have already held the world premiere of their second project in Montreal:?The Elderly. The cinema of Cerezo and González Gómez seeks its own voice that does not shy away from finding inspiration in their own particular fetishes, such as the catalogue of production companies A-24 and Blumhouse or the work of directors such as Kubrick, Polanski, Spielberg, Cronenberg, Paul Thomas Anderson, Brian de Palma, M. Night Shyamalan, Carpenter, Berlanga, Bu?uel, Saura and Tarantino... They constantly bypass familiar points of reference in order to create highly personal films.
Raúl Cerezo?(Madrid, 1976)
A director, producer and screenwriter, and co-founder with Helion Ramalho of the genre film production company Eye Slice Pictures, Raúl Cerezo is a major and leading figure in the world of short films and Spanish fantasy horror. He has produced over a hundred works and directed well-known films such as the short?8, winner of the Melies d'Argent and the Paul Naschy prize at the Sitges Festival, among many other awards. His long-awaited feature debut came with?The Passenger, which had its world premiere in Sitges after its appearance at the Fantastic 7 in Cannes. Cerezo, creator of the original idea and co-producer of?La pasajera, has co-written and co-directed his second film,?The Elderly, also with Fernando González Gómez, which after Cannes, Montreal and other festivals to be announced, will be brought to cinemas by Filmax.?
Selected filmography
2022: The Elderly?
2022: Darkface (short film)
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2021: The Passenger
2021: Facies (short film)
2011: 8 (short film)
2006: V-Day (short film)
2004: Scorn (short film)
Fernando González Gómez?(Madrid, 1984)
A screenwriter and director of over thirty short films that explore a wide variety of narratives and characters through sharp and fluid dialogues and strange and dystopian settings: that is what defines the work of this prolific Spanish filmmaker. The productions of Fanda Films have been shown at hundreds of festivals, receiving dozens of national and international awards. His three nominations for the Méliès award and his candidacy for Goya for Best Fiction Short Film for his popular work,?Downunder?speak for themselves.?Fernando’s first feature film was?Estándar,?which was shown in 2020. He contributed the script and also edited the film. He received the Vanguard Comedy Award at the prestigious Austin cinema festival. With Raul Cerezo, he also co-directed?The Passenger.?The Elderly?is their second film together.
Selected filmography
?2022: The Elderly
?2021: The Passenger
?2020: Standard
?2019: 27 Minutes (short film)
?2018: Happy Ending (short film)
?2017: Downunder (short film)
?2015: The Working Dead (short film)
** If you are interested in interviewing the directors, who will be present at the festival from 16 to 19 July, please send an email to:?[email protected]?**
International teaser/poster created for Fantasia Film Festival
T H E??E L D E R L Y?is a?Person's Films?production,?La Dalia Films?and?Antídoto Films
In addition to being the sales agent,?Filmax?will also distribute?T H E??E L D E R L Y?in Spain.?
Ana Ros
Head of press for?THE ELDERLY?/?VIEJOS