Doha Film Institute
La Cañada Real, on the outskirts of Madrid. Toni, a 15-year-old Roma boy, has always lived here with his family and his best friend, lulled by gypsy legends. But everything falls apart when he discovers that his best friend is leaving for good.
Toni, a 15-year-old Roma boy, lives in the largest illegal settlement in Europe, on the outskirts of Madrid. Proud to belong to his family of scrap dealers, he follows his grandfather everywhere. But as the demolitions move ever closer to their plot, the family begins to fracture—some choose to integrate into the city—while his grandfather refuses to leave, no matter the sacrifice. On dark nights without electricity and landscapes from another time, Toni must decide: set off toward an uncertain future or hold on to a fading world and the legends of his childhood.

Credits

Director
Guillermo García López
Screenwriter
Guillermo García López
Producer
Damien Megherbi, Alexandre Lafuente, Marisa Fernández Armenteros
Co-Producer
Damien Megherbi, Justin Pechberty, Marisa Fernández Armenteros, Manuel Calvo, Marina Garcia Lopez, Anne-Dominique Toussaint
Production Company
Les Valseurs (France), Les Valseurs Bordeaux (France), Tournellovision (France), Sintagma Films (Spain), BTeam Pictures (Spain), Encanta Film (Spain), Buenapinta Media (Spain)

About the Director

Guillermo García López
Guillermo García López is a filmmaker born in Madrid. His works have premiered at Cannes, San Sebastián, IDFA, among other festivals, and have won two Goya awards. His short film ‘Aunque es de Noche’ (2023) premiered in the Festival de Cannes Official Selection, won the Goya for Best Short Fiction Film and was part of the César 2025 Official Selection. Also at the Festival de Cannes in 2023, he pr
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