Ancient Soul

Yono, played by Aris Munandar, is a miner who works in a sulfur mine in the east of the island of Java, on the slopes of the Kawa Ijen volcano. His life changes forever the day his wife Oliv decides to leave him and after that he will do everything in his power to win her back. Driven by his faith, Yono will experience different events as his beliefs change shape. The story takes place on the island of Java, Indonesia.

It has been directed by Álvaro Gurrea, who has previously worked as an actor in '7 calles' and 'Bandera Negra'. Gurrea lives partially in Indonesia, where Yono's story takes place. In addition, this film will be his debut as a director in a feature film. On the other hand and in addition to Munandar, the cast is completed by Roni Hidayat, Sayu Kholif, Musaena'h, Nurussalam and Ach. Efendi. It was produced by My Deer Films and distributed in Spain by Begin Again Films.

'Ancient Soul' is an independent film produced by programmer, filmmaker and producer Rocio Mesa, founder of the production company My Deer Films and based in California. She was mentioned by Variety in 2017 as one of the 10 most promising Spanish women in the industry, having produced other independent projects such as 'Orensanz' in 2013 or 'NEXT' in 2015.

• Drama
• Documentary