Project Detail

Pikadero

Name: Pikadero
Director: Ben Sharrock
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2015
Duration: 98 mins

Synopsis

Unable to fly the nest due to the economic crisis that grips Spain, a penniless, young couple have trouble consummating their fledgling relationship in their parents’ homes. As they become increasingly desperate to make love and with no money to afford a hotel, they are forced to look to popular public hotspots commonly used for sex among young people, known by the locals as “pikaderos”. However, things are never as easy as they seem, and their relationship is quickly tested as they try to break free from the shackles of a crumbling economy.

Details

Year: 2015
Type of project: Features
Running time: 98 mins
Director: Ben Sharrock 1st Feature
Producer: Irune Gurtubai
Executive Producer: Ben Sharrock, Irune Gurtubai
Editor: Karel Dolak
Screenwriter: Ben Sharrock
Director of Photography: Nick Cooke
Production Designer: Eider Ruiz
Sound: Ania Przygoda
Composer: Atzi Muramatsu
Principal cast: Bárbara Goenaga, Joseba Usabiaga, Lander Otaola, Zorion Eguileor

Genre

Comedy Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Spain, UK coproduction

Caravan Cinema

Irune Gurtubai

irune@caravancinema.com

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