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Apart from a few simple houses, a bar, a gas station with a mini supermarket and a garbage dump, there really is nothing in rural Fulton County, Georgia. Introverted Joel works at the garbage dump where he sometimes finds a useful glass bottle or two, which he cleans up and takes home. Then, one day, he receives an unexpected phone call: his ex-wife has disappeared and it is now his responsibility to look after their son. Joel, about to meet his son for the very first time, has no idea how he is going to build a relationship with 10-year-old Will who also seems to live in a world of his own. Luckily for them, Clara, a bright girl from the neighbourhood, is on hand to help, and Will begins to open up to his father. But the youth welfare officer is already banging on the door. Director Jaron Albertin’s directorial debut is a sensitive, slightly melancholic drama about two outsiders who discover a deep understanding of each other.
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Apart from a few simple houses, a bar, a gas station with a mini supermarket and a garbage dump, there really is nothing in rural Fulton County, Georgia. Introverted Joel works at the garbage dump where he sometimes finds a useful glass bottle or two, which he cleans up and takes home. Then, one day, he receives an unexpected phone call: his ex-wife has disappeared and it is now his responsibility to look after their son. Joel, about to meet his son for the very first time, has no idea how he is going to build a relationship with 10-year-old Will who also seems to live in a world of his own. Luckily for them, Clara, a bright girl from the neighbourhood, is on hand to help, and Will begins to open up to his father. But the youth welfare officer is already banging on the door. Director Jaron Albertin’s directorial debut is a sensitive, slightly melancholic drama about two outsiders who discover a deep understanding of each other.
Jesús Monzón fue un republicano y comunista activo en España y uno de los protagonistas de la II República. Por ello, una vez iniciada la guerra tuvo que exiliarse en Francia donde organizó la resistencia antinazi y dirigió la invasión de la Vall d'Aran. Así, se convirtió en uno de los hombres más perseguido por Franco. Un documental sobre la vida de Jesús Monzón, hijo de una familia burguesa de Navarra, que siempre ha estado vinculado al partido comunista, aunque nunca perdió el contacto con los más próximos al régimen franquista y a la Iglesia, que finalmente fueron los que le ayudaron durante su exilio en México. Enric Canals se ha basado en el libro homónimo de Manuel Martorell, que además forma parte del equipo de guionistas de la cinta. Así, la obra cuenta con los testimonios de Gregorio Morán, Joaquim Molins o Almudena Grandes, que en su último libro "Inés y la alegría" introduce la lucha de Monzón convirtiéndolo en uno de los protagonistas de la historia. (FILMAFFINITY)
