LOVE ME NOT
Film - International Independents Filmfest 2019

LOVE ME NOT

Directed by Lluis Miñarro Albero

Info

Director: Lluis Miñarro Albero
Section: International Independents
Country: Mexico, Spain
Year: 2019
Language: Catalan, Spanish
Version: Original version with English subtitles
Cast: Ingrid García-Jonsson, Oliver Laxe, Francesc Orella, Lola Dueñas
18+

Logline

LOVE ME NOT

A mysterious man is held in a maximum-security prison on a desert military base — for announcing his foreboding prophecies. Salome, the daughter of the base's corrupt commander, becomes obsessed with him. Set amid a war in the Middle East, this farce tells the biblical story of Salome and John the Baptist in a modern, surreal way. This film shines with its excellent cast, which includes cult favorite Lola Dueñas from Pedro Almodóvar's films.

Meet the director

LOVE ME NOT

Lluis Miñarro Albero

Lluís Miñarro was born in Barcelona in 1949. At 18, he founded a film club and organized film screenings in Andorra while the dictatorship of Franco raged in Spain. In 1980, he began writing film reviews and making commercials. In 1995, he founded the Eddie Saeta S.A. production company, and has produced nearly 30 films since then. As a director, Miñarro has made FAMILYSTRIP and BLOW HORN (both 2009) as well as the short films 101 (2012) and MEAT STEW (2015). His feature-film debut, FALLING STAR (2014), which deals with the short reign of Amadeo of Savoy in the 1870s, was shown at more than 50 international festivals and received several awards. LOVE ME NOT is his second feature-length film.

Credits

Screenplay: Luís Miñarro, Sergi Belbel
Director of Photography: Santiago Racaj
Film Editor: Núria Esquerra, Gemma Cabello
Composer: Esteban Aldrete
Production Designer: Claudio Ramírez Castelli
Costume Design: Brenda Gomez
Sound: Al Rey Bolaño, Amanda Villavieja
Producer: Julio Chavezmontes
Production Company: Somos Piano
Co-Producer: Luís Miñarro
Co-Production Company: Luis Miñarro Albero
World Sales: Reel Suspects