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Heavies tendres

Feature Film in Competition – Contrechamp 3: Tender Metalheads

  • Original version
  • English subtitles
  1. Overview
  2. Fact Sheet

Juanjo is an asthmatic boy who has been protected by his family to the point where it is suffocating. Miquel is growing up in a family with an absent father, whose mother tries to get by, but does not always succeed. A tale about Juanjo and Miquel's relationship, two teenage boys from Barcelona in 1991 who take refuge in their friendship and music to escape from the grey world they live in.

The film

  • Film identity

    Original title: Heavies tendres

    Directed by: Carlos PEREZ-RECHE, Joan Francesc TOMAS MONFORT

    Country: Spain

    Year of production: 2023

    Running time: 01 h 20 min 53 s

  • Technique

    Category: Feature film contrechamp

    Techniques used: 2D computer

    Version: Spanish version English subtitles

    Process: Colour

    Target public: Young adults

  • Credits

    Directed by: Carlos PEREZ-RECHE, Joan Francesc TOMAS MONFORT

    Production: LA PRODUCTORA DE JUANJO SAEZ, Joan Francesc TOMAS MONFORT, Juan José SÁEZ DOMPER

    Based on: "Heavies Tendres", Juanjo Sáez

    Artistic direction: Juanjo Sáez

    Script: Mario Torrecillas, Natalia Duran, Yago Alonso, Enric Pardo

    Animation: Victor Rago