THEY WILL BE DUST (Polvo serán)
a feature film by Carlos Marqués Marcet, 115', 2024, DCP color
with Angela Molina, Alfredo Castro, Mónica Almirall, Alván Prado, Patrícia Bargalló, Manuela Biedermann
When Claudia, a vibrant septuagenarian, is diagnosed with an incurable illness, she decides to end her days in a clinic in Switzerland. Flavio, her inseparable husband of over 40 years, feels unable to face life without her. Meanwhile, their daughter Morgana becomes a mediator between them while trying to clarify her own thoughts. The three embark on a fascinating and profound journey of love and self-discovery.
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PRIZES
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TIFF - Toronto International Film Festival - PLATFORM PRIZE
SEMINCI - Valladolid International Film Festival - SILVER SPIKE
SEMINCI - Valladolid International Film Festival - SPECIAL JURY MENTION for Angela Molina and Alfredo Castro
ROME FILM FEST - Monica Vitti Award, Best actress for Angela Molina
PREMIS GAUDIS: Best Film in non-catalan language / Best Art Direction / Best Music / Best Editing
PREMIO FEROZ ARREBATO
Balkan Film Directing Festival, Belgrade - Dušan Makavejev Award for Best film
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FESTIVALS
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Zurich Film Festival
Festival international du film de Mannheim-Heidelberg
Festival do Rio 2024
Cairo International Film Festival 2024
Tromso International Film Festival
Festival de Cine Global de Santo Domingo
Oostende Film Festival
Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2025
Catalan Film Fest UK I
nternational Film Festival Of Ottawa
Festival De Cine Español De Nantes
Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias
IFF Panamá 2025
Amsterdam Spanish Film Festival 2025
Festival Cinematográfico Del Uruguay 2025
Crossing Europe BFFR-
Transilvania International Film Festival
Espoo Ciné
Oslo Pix Film Festival
Five Lakes Filmfestival
Europa! Europa Film Festival
New Spanish Cinema Vancouver
Scanorama, Lithuanie
Solothurn Film Festival, Suisse​
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DIRECTOR
Carlos Marqués-Marcet (Barcelona, 1983) studied audiovisual communication at Barcelona's Pompeu Fabra University and earned a master's degree in film directing at the UCLA School of Film and Television.
In 2014, he presented his first feature film,10,000 KM, at the SXSW festival, for which he received numerous awards: Goya for Best New Director, 5 Biznagas at the Malaga festival, the Audience Award at Crossing Europe and Best New Director at the Seattle festival.
In 2016, he shot his second feature in London, Tierra Firme (Anchor and Hope), for which he received the Gaudí Award for Best Non-Catalan Language Film, and presented El dies que vindran, at the Rotterdam Festival, for which he again won the main prizes at the Malaga Festival.
CREW
Script: Carlos Marqués-Marcet, Clara Roquet, Coral Cruz
Direction: Carlos Marqués-Marcet
DOP: Gabriel Sandru
Sound: Xavier Lavorel
Production designer: Laia Ateca
Costumes: Pau Aulí
Hair: Eva Fernández
Make-up: Marta Xipell
Gaffer: Esther Mattei
Grip: Sophie Poncin
Casting: Mireia Juárez
Production manager: Andrés Mellinas
Location manager: Pol Guamis
1st assistant director: Vicky Mullor
Editing: Chiara Dainese
Sound edit: Maya Baur, Kathleen Moser
Sound Mix: Denis Séchaud
Music: Maria Arnal
Choreography: La Veronal
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PRODUCTION
Production: Lastor Media (Espagne)
Co-production: Alina film (Suisse), Kino Produzioni (Italie)
Producers: Tono Folguera, Ariadna Dot
Co-producers: Eugenia Mumenthaler, David Epiney, Giovanni Pompili
In co-production with RTS - Radio Télévision Suisse
Françoise Mayor, Carole Thévenaz
With the support of ICAA, ICEC, Movistar +, TVE, Office Fédéral de la Culture, Cinéforom, la Loterie Romande, IDM Südtirol, MiBACT
DISTRIBUTION
International sales: Latido Films
Distribution Spain: Elastica Films
Distribution Switzerland:Outside the Box