NARCISO

(in post-production)

 

Logline

In 1959 Asunción, under the shadow of tyranny, the murder of Narciso Arévalos — a provocative rock-n-roll radio host — unravels a tangled drama of obsession, secrets, and forbidden passions that shakes a city caught between repression and desire.

 

Technical Sheet

Countries: Paraguay, Uruguay, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Brazil, France

Producers: Sebastián Peña Escobar, Marcelo Martinessi, Agustina Chiarino, Fernando Epstein, Daniel Dalmas, Julia Murat e Addario, Alexandre Lafuente, Federico Costa, Christoph Friedel, Marina Perales

Production Companies: La Babosa Cine (PY), Guay Films (UY), Bocacha Films (UY), Pandora Filmproduktion (DE), Bteam Pictures (ES), Oublaum Filmes (PT), Esquina Filmes (BR), La Fábrica Noctura (FR)

International Sales: Luxbox (FR)

Cast: Diro Romero, Manuel Cuenca, Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Aníbal Ortiz, Mona Martínez, Natalia Cálcena, Margarita Irún, Arturo Fleitas

 

Based on the novel Narciso by Guido Rodríguez Alcalá

 

Supported by:

Hubert Bals Fund, Ibermedia Coproduction, DALE Award, ARTE KINO Award, Secretaría Nacional de Cultura de Paraguay – Additional support for Ibermedia projects, World Cinema Fund, INAP Producción, ZDF – ARTE, ACAU Minority Coproduction, Uruguay Audiovisual Program, Film und Medienstiftung NRW, ISEC Production and Cash Rebate Fund, ICA Minority Coproduction, Ancine Minority Coproduction, CNC Aide aux Cinémas du Monde

 

Planned Release Date: 2025

 

Crew

Writer & Director: Marcelo Martinessi

Producer: Sebastián Peña

Line Producer: Ana Arza

Head of Production: Ivana Urízar

Assistant Director: Mauricio Rial

Director of Photography: Luis Arteaga

Production Designer: Carlo Spatuzza

Costume Designer: Diana Leste

Head of Make-up: Sofía Sellanes

Sound Supervisor: Tiago Raposinho

Gaffer: Flavio Nascimento

Editor: Fernando Epstein