La Pietà

'La piedad' is the second feature film as a director by Eduardo Casanova, after his debut in 2017 with 'Pieles'. The film tells the story of Lili and Mateo, a mother and son who have a deeply dependent relationship. The two live comfortably in their suffocating reality until one of them is diagnosed with a deadly disease. The idea that death is going to separate them causes them to develop their darkest and most toxic side.

'La piedad' is a story about power and submission taken to the extreme, a story that addresses the ability and need of human beings to control their creation, another person or even an entire country. The film also explores how we can separate ourselves from our roots and abandon everything to evolve or to be saved, despite knowing that the darkest thing we may leave behind will continue to be within us, in our DNA.

The film is produced by Álex De la Iglesia and Carolina Bang under their company Pokeepsie Films. The cast includes some of Spain's most famous talent, with actors and actresses such as Ángela Molina, Macarena Gómez, Manel Llunell, Ana Polvorosa, María León, Antonio Durán Morris, Daniel Freire, Meteora Fontana, Alberto Jo Lee, and Songa Park. The film was nominated for three Goya Awards in the 2022 edition.

• Drama