Wandering Star, the second film by the Galician Alberto Gracia, starts with a text about the punk band Los Fiambres, which made just one cult record in 1984: El ladooscuro del R & R (The Dark Side of Rock & Roll). Gracia follows Los Fiambres vocalist Rober Perdut more than thirty years later. He meets a photographer for a photo session in a bus station, is looking for drugs and loses someone named Roni (Rober’s surname does not coincidentally mean ‘disappeared, lost’). Rober sniffs coke from a Johnny Cash CD and is sailed to an island. In other scenes, we follow the photographer, who sometimes disappears mysteriously. In this film dedicated to horror director George Romero, as punk as it is free, Gracia creates an alienating atmosphere, especially thanks to the soundtrack. We hear threatening drones, phrases from a self-help tape (‘I love myself’) and of course delightful punk songs, including Droga, drogadroga, Los Fiambres’s ode to (freely available) drugs.
Film details
Productieland
Spain
Jaar
2018
Festivaleditie
IFFR 2018
Lengte
67'
Medium/Formaat
DCP
Taal
Spanish
Première status
World premiere
Director
Alberto Gracia
Producer
Alberto Gracia, Felipe Lage, José Alayón / El Viaje Films
Screenplay
Alberto Gracia
Cinematography
Alberto Gracia, Mauro Herce
Editing
Alberto Gracia
Production design
Alberto Gracia, Nacho Alonso, Carmen Hernando, Kojy Cacharru
Sound design
Alberto Gracia, Amanda Villavieja, Suri Freixas
Principal cast
Nacho Alonso, Rober Perdut
Production company
El Horlá Producciones, Zeitun Films, El Viaje Films