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Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles

Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles

20197.01h 22m

Overview

Paris, 1930. Luis Buñuel is penniless after the scandal surrounding the release of his last movie. Sculptor Ramón Acín, a good friend, buys a lottery ticket and promises Buñuel that he will pay for his next movie if he wins the prize.

Directed by Salvador Simó
Written by Salvador Simó, Fermín Solís, Eligio R. Montero
Produced by Manuel Cristóbal, Bruno Felix, Femke Wolting
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Top Cast

Jorge Usón

Jorge Usón

Luis Buñuel (voice)

F

Fernando Ramos

Ramón Acín (voice)

L

Luis Enrique de Tomás

Pierre Unik (voice)

C

Cyril Corral

Eli Lotar (voice)

Javier Balas

Javier Balas

Young Luis (voice)

Gabriel Latorre

Gabriel Latorre

Luis' Father (voice)

Pepa Gracia

Pepa Gracia

Luis' Mother (voice)

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Fermín Núñez

Teacher / Mule Driver (voice)

Rachel Lascar

Rachel Lascar

Vicomtess de Noailles (voice)

Salvador Simó

Salvador Simó

Salvador Dalí (voice)

Themes & Keywords

paris, francemovie businesssurrealismbased on comicpovertybased on graphic noveladult animationsocial justicespanish second republic (1931-39)1930sfilm productionluis buñuelextremadura, spain

About Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles

Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles is a animation, drama, history film released in 2019 exploring themes of paris, france, movie business, surrealism, based on comic, poverty, based on graphic novel. Directed by Salvador Simó, it stars Jorge Usón, Fernando Ramos, Luis Enrique de Tomás. Paris, 1930. Luis Buñuel is penniless after the scandal surrounding the release of his last movie. Sculptor Ramón Acín, a good friend, buys a lottery ticket and promises Buñuel that he will pay for his next movie if he wins the prize.

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