Sud Express
(Sud Express)
Chema de la Peña, Gabriel Velázquez / Spain / 2006 / 93 min
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Spanish with English subtitles
Sud Express is about crossing lives. Six stories about anonymous people who meet on a train travelling from Paris to Lisbon. Through the stars of this voyage across South-West Europe we explore their similarities and as yet blatant differences at this critical moment in time for the Old Continent. This is a vital movie because trains have always been just that: emotions in motion.
About the Directors
Gabriel Velázquez debuted with the short In Madison Always Monday, for which he won the Film Luis Buñuel Award. Since then, he has continued his career as a producer, director, and screenwriter. His film Sud Express (co-directed with Chema de la Peña) competed in the Official Selection of the San Sebastian Festival where it won the Signis Award. Velázquez received an award for Best Picture and Best Director at the International Festival Film of La Palma for his film Amateurs. His last film, Iceberg won the Special Mention of the Jury at the Gijon Film Festival and the First Prize and the Prize of Youth Jury at Cinespagnol Nantes. Velázquez is currently preparing his next project, Folk, about the rescue of the most atavistic and spiritual folklore through the eyes of a child.