HUMAN | ANIMAL

by Alessandro Pugno

feature film (Spain, Italy, Mexico; 2023; 92’)

Synopsis

In a small town in northern Italy, a child, Matteo, grows up surrounded by coffins and with his mother seriously ill. He dreams of going away, and dying as a hero in an arena.

In the grasslands of Andalusia, a calf, Fandango, is bred to become a bullfighting bull.

Matteo and Fandango grow up in distant, parallel worlds, but one day they must meet and face each other, in front of thousands of people.

Cast

GUILLERMO BEDWARD Matteo

DONOVAN RAHAM César

ANTONIO ESTRADA Augusto

ANTONIO DECHENT Santiago

SILVIA DEGRANDI Cristina

for the first time on screen
JUAN QUIÑONES Juan

IAN CAFFO Matteo as a child

with the extraordinary participation of
BRONTIS JODOROWSKY Eduardo

PAOLA SOTGIU Carla

Crew

director ALESSANDRO PUGNO

story ALESSANDRO PUGNO

screenplay NATACHA KUCIC, ALESSANDRO PUGNO

DoP ALBERTO D. CENTENO, AEC

editor ENRICO GIOVANNONE

production designer PILAR ANGULO, ELISABETTA AJANI

costume designer AINHOA BADIOLA, ELISABETTA AJANI

music GIORGIO FERRERO, RODOLFO MONGITORE

visual effects designer NINOSKA DEL PINO

sound CARLOS DE LA MADRID VALENCIA, SIMONE BRIZIO

sound designer ENRIQUE FERNÁNDEZ TANCO

makeup ANABEL BEATO, NOEMI LITRICO

hairstyling ALICIA PRENDES, PINA PIRAS

assistant director ÁLVARO DE ARMIÑÁN, GIOVANNI ARCANGELI

casting MARICHU SANZ, SARA PATTI

general manager MARISA MUÑOZ, STEFANO MASERA

a co-production
PECADO FILMS, FIRST DRAFT, REDIBIS FILM, UNA COMUNIÓN

produced by
JOSE ALBA, NATACHA KUCIC, DANIELE SEGRE, DANIELE DE CICCO, PAOLA HERRERA

executive production 
ODILE ANTONIO-BAEZ, NATACHA KUCIC

associate producer 
ENRIQUE RIVERO

with the contribution of  
INSTITUTO DE LA CINEMATOGRAFÍA, MINISTERIO DE CULTURA Y DEPORTES, GOBIERNO DE ESPAÑA, EURIMAGES COUNCIL OF EUROPE, MINISTERO DELLA CULTURA – DIREZIONE GENERALE CINEMA E AUDIOVISIVO

with the support of
JUNTA DE ANDALUCÍA, CONSEJERÍA DE CULTURA Y PATRIMONIO HISTÓRICO, AGENCIA ANDALUZA DE INSTITUCIONES CULTURALES
IBERMEDIA, CREATIVE EUROPE PROGRAMME – MEDIA OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, FILM COMMISSION TORINO PIEMONTE – PIEMONTE FILM TV DEVELOPMENT FUND

with the participation of
CANAL SUR RADIO Y TELEVISIÓN, CREA SGR

distribution
DRAKA DISTRIBUTION

international sale
SOUL PICTURES