After cutting her teeth for just under two decades with films such as The Orphanage (2007), Transsiberian (2008) and Cell 211 (2009), Spanish film producer Elena Manrique moved into the directors’ chair last year embarking on her directorial debut in Fin De Fiesta (The Party’s Over) — at 2024 Toronto Intl. Film Festival selection in the Discovery programme. Before concluding its three public screening showcase at the festival we are pleased to premiere an exclusive clip for the film produced by Sandra Hermida, Belén Atienza, Olmo Figueredo González-Quevedo, Hans Everaert and Carlos Rosado Sibón.
Having arrived illegally in Spain, young Senegalese immigrant Bilal is pursued by the police. By chance he manages to escape, hiding out in an Andalusian manor house set in an immense garden. The runaway is discovered first by Carmina, the capricious and unpredictable lady of the house, then by the maid Lupe. Neither woman reveals her discovery to the other. But what first appeared as a refuge quickly becomes Bilal’s prison, and a dangerous game ensues… In our clip, we find Carmina in control (and controlling) mode — permission to leave is requested by Bilal — but will it be granted?
