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Writer-Star Berto Romero, Director Javier Ruiz Caldera Unpack San Sebastian Buzz Title ‘5 More Minutes’: ‘Characters and Audience Should Feel Every Second’s Weight’
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Writer and star Berto Romero and director Javier Ruiz Caldera discuss their San Sebastian Film Festival main competition entry, '5 More Minutes'. The time-warping drama follows a struggling couple who confront their relationship issues against the backdrop of a global apocalypse. The creators emphasize the intense, real-time emotional weight experienced by both the characters and the audience throughout the narrative.
WHY IT MATTERS
The feature provides insight into the creative intent and thematic focus of a high-profile international film premiere at the San Sebastian festival.
World-premiering in San Sebastián main competition, Javier Ruiz Caldera’s time-warping drama ‘5 More Minutes’ (‘5 Minutos Más’) suggests one way an on-the rocks relationship may come closer together again: by plunging them into the makings of a global apocalypse. Writer-star Berto Romero (“The Other Side”) and Belen Cuesta (“The Endless Trench”) play a couple who […]
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