The swimming pool 2012 / Fiction / Cuba | Venezuela | Spain
65min
On a hot summer morning four teenagers, all differently disabled, gather in a public swimming pool to train with their coach. During the course of the day very little happens, but unspoken feelings, rivalries and power games among the members of the group surface.
| Cast | Raúl Capote, Mónica Molinet, Carlos Javier Martinez, Felipe García, Marcos Costa, Francisco García, Marlén Rivero |
|---|---|
| Producer | Sebastián Barriuso |
| Co-Producers | Delfina Catala, Isabel Prendes, Camilo Vives |
| Screenwriter | Abel Arcos |
| Director of Photography | Raúl Rodríguez |
| Editor | Alfredo Hueck |
| Special effects | Reynier Cepero |
| Art Director | Carlos Urdanivia |
| Production managers | Lourdes García, Luis Abel Miyares, Mariana Ramos |
| Sound editor | Sergio Fernández Borrás |
| Sound mixer | Sergio Fernández Borrás |
| Producers | Alter Producciones Audiovisuales (Venezuela) | Fundación Villa del Cine (Venezuela) |
|---|---|
| International Sales | m-appeal (Germany) |
| Partners & Funds | ICAIC (Cuba) | Ibermedia (Spain) | Centro Nacional Autónomo de Cinematografía Venezuela (Venezuela) |
| Type | Feature Film |
|---|---|
| Original title | La piscina |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Nationalities | Cuba | Venezuela | Spain |
| Production year | 2012 |
| Runtime | 65 min. |
| Current Status | Released |
| Color type | Color |
| Aspect Ratio | 16/9 |
| Audio format | Stéréo |
| Festival | City | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muestra Joven ICAIC | Havana | Cuba | 2012 |
| International Festival of New Latin-American Cinema | Havana | Cuba | 2012 |
| BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - BERLINALE | Berlin | Germany | 2013 |
| Miami International Film Festival | Miami | United States of America | 2013 |
| Nara Internatinal Film Festival | Nara | Japan | 2014 |
| FicGibara | Gibara | Cuba | 2013 |
| CinéLatino Toulouse | Toulouse | France | 2013 |
| World Cinema Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Netherlands | 2013 |
| Special Mention @ Nara IFF 2014 |
| Jury Prize ex aequo @ Marrakech IFF 2013 |
| Golden Angel @ Tofifest 2013 |
| The World Cinema Amsterdam Jury Award @ World Cinema Amsterdam IFF 2013 |
| Best Film Award @ Sopot FF 2013 |
| Prix CCAS @ Toulouse Latin American Film Festival 2013 |
| Découverte de la Critique Française @ Toulouse Latin American Film Festival 2013 |
| Best First Feature @ Miami IFF 2013 |
| Best First Film @ Havana IFF 2012 |
| Best First Film @ Festival del Cine Pobre 2012 |
| Premio al Riesgo y la Busqueda Artística @ Muestra Joven ICAIC 2012 |
| Cuban Films Showcase Rio de Janeiro 2017 |
| On the Horizon: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Jorge M. Pérez Collection 2017 |
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