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Suburbs Apology
Raúl Monge
Two friends meet one more night on the roof of the 29th. Life passes over them as they talk about their neighborhood, friendship, the passing of time and betrayal. Reflections aloud from two young people who have never been asked their opinion.
Advertising director and concept artist. After working in advertising making storyboards and advertising illustration, he joined the world of cinema with Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labirynth. There he develops as a concept artist for sets and props under the direction of Eugenio Caballerro (art direction Oscar winner for Pan’s Labyrinth work in 2007). He also made the storyborad with Guillermo del Toro with which he will repeat the experience in Hellboy II and PacificRim. Among others, he has collaborated in film projects with Alejandro Amenabar, Jim Jarmusch, Paco Plaza, Nacho Vigalondo or Eugenio Mira. At the beginning of 2019 he released his first short film called Hopes, with which he wonthe MÉLIÈS D’ARGENT, the Madrid international fantastic film festival NOCTURNA or the France2
award at the International Rennes Festival Court Métrange among others.
2022
- Miami Film Festival / World Premiere (USA)
- Semana de Medina del Campo / National Premiere (Spain)
- MECAL PRO. Festival de Cine de Cortometrajes y Animación de Barcelona / Official Selection (Spain)
- Certamen Nacional de Cortometraje de L’alfàs del Pi / Official Selection (Spain)
- Fascurt. Festival de Cortometrajes del Masnou / Official Selection (Spain)
- FESCIGU. Festival de Cine Comprometido de Guadalajara / Official Selection (Spain)
- IKUSKA. Muestra Internacional de Cortometraje de La Bahía de Pasaia / Official Selection – Best Actor Award (Spain)
- ENKARZINE. Zalla (Spain)
- FICA. Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes de Aguilar de Campo / Official Selection (Spain)
- Original title Apología de extrarradio
- Director Raúl Monge
- Duration 15
- Production year 2022
- Aspect 2:35:1
- Format 2K
- Category Short Film
- Subcategory Fiction
- Gender Drama
- Nationality Spain
- Producer Monge Productions
- Dialogue language Spanish
- Subtitle language English
- Intérpretes Guillem Balart, Laszlo Petit, Pablo Generoso, Rodrigo Benito, Nieves Lin, Alex Serna