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The Martyr

Partner: Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis   |   AG Kurzfilm

Director: Alejandro Mathe
Filmmaker's profile

A young man’s obsession with the half-naked figure of Jesus Christ leads him down a dangerous path of self-harm and masochistic tendencies.

Details

Duration: 30min.

Country: Germany

Language: Spanish

Year: 2024

Genre: Fiction (Drama)

Topic: Adolescence, Adult, Body, Christianity, Coming of age, Desire, Eroticism, Friendship, Hispanic, Human Conduct, Landscape, LGBTQ, Loneliness, Mental Health, Religion, Rural, Sexuality, Sick, Spirituality, Sports, Struggle, Toxic Masculinity, Tradition, Violence

Cast & Crew

Director: Alejandro Mathe

Production company: ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln gGmbH

Writer: Alejandro Mathé, Jose Alberto Arias Pereira

Cinematographer: Zoe Dumas

Editor: Leo Muheim

Actors: Rafa Sambruno , Junior Mbengani , Ana Ruiz , Lena Rodríguez , Elena Pla Hidalgo , Antonio Delosantos , Alberto López Ballesteros , Adrián López , Marisa Refoyo , Javier Pérez

Festivals & Awards

2023

First Steps Berlin First Steps Berlin Nominated for Best Middle Lenght Film & Best Camera

2024

Filmfestival Max-Ophüls-Preis

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