Pick Up

The place is Benidorm - but it could be any other large resort where you can spend the winter. The protagonists are anonymous pensioners - but they could also be our parents. Or ourselves in a while. In this Martin Parr-like study into recreation on the coast, Lucia Sanchez portrays a strange earthly paradise - an artificial city intended to house and entertain masses of old people. There is no commentary; there is music, which helps to heighten the atmosphere. The mild irony does not turn to mockery anywhere, although there is plenty of opportunity for that. A terrifying picture of the future, found in the present.