Saturn Return (2024)

Original title

Segundo premio

Directed by

Pol Rodríguez, Isaki Lacuesta

Genre

drama film, musical film

Country

France, Spain

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

16

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 67 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film reimagines the making of a landmark album by the Spanish band Los Planetas in late 1990s Granada. It follows the band members as they struggle with creative tensions and personal conflicts while recording their third record.

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What happens

Saturn Return (Spanish: Segundo premio) is a 2024 musical drama film directed by Isaki Lacuesta and Pol Rodríguez starring Daniel Ibáñez, Stéphanie Magnin, and Cristalino. Set in the late 1990s against the backdrop of Granada's musical scene, the plot fictionalizes the creative process behind Los Planetas' third album. The film premiered on 5 March 2024, in competition at the 27th Málaga Film Festival, where it won the Golden Biznaga, ahead of its Spanish theatrical release on 24 May 2024 by BTeam Pictures. It won three Goya Awards (Best Director, Editing, and Sound). It was also selected as the Spanish submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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