Director Javier Polo
Producer Victoria Pérez de la Cruz
Spain
Synopsis
This film tells the story of a serial killer who kills while playing pétanque, but also of a vigilante affected by the social phenomenon of gentrification. This housing-crisis Robin Hood kills in Barcelona and justifies his crimes for the common good, dividing public opinion. Two charismatic police inspectors will try to hunt him down.
Contact victoria@loshermanospolo.com
Director´s Biofilmography
Javier Polo is a filmmaker from Valencia whose work has received numerous awards, including a Feroz Award, several Berlanga Awards, a Goya Award nomination, and a Gaudí Award nomination.
His first documentary feature, Europa in 8 Bits, screened at major international festivals such as IDFA, the Miami Film Festival, the Milan Film Festival, and the Málaga Film Festival, and was later broadcast on television in more than twenty countries.
His second feature film, The Mystery of the Pink Flamingo, co-produced with Japonica Films and RTVE, had its world premiere at South by Southwest and opened the Mostra de València. The film went on to screen at numerous international festivals, received a Gaudí Award nomination, and won three Berlanga Awards.
Total budget 2300000
Funds secured 410000
Objectives to be achieved
The main objective of our participation is to identify strategic co-production partners who can strengthen the project’s development and financing, as well as to establish early alliances in the fields of distribution and international sales. We aim to consolidate an international strategy aligned with the film’s accessible, commercial tone while preserving its strong local identity. The forum also provides a valuable opportunity to test the project’s positioning, expand our professional network, and advance its future international circulation.
Co-production´s interesting countries
The project is conceived as a co-production with France for narrative and cultural reasons. One of the main characters is of French origin and has grown up in France, and key elements such as pétanque are deeply rooted in French culture. These aspects are central to the film’s tone and narrative universe.
PRODUCER’S BIOFILMOGRAPHY
Victoria is a producer trained in Audiovisual Communication, with a Master’s degree in Film Directing from ESCAC, and a member of CIMA. She has worked in the development and production of feature films, short films, and television series with companies such as TV ON Producciones and Admirable Films.
She produced the short film Si me queréi irse, which received awards at the Skyline Benidorm Film Festival and the Alicante Film Festival and was selected at more than 50 international festivals, including Abycine. In 2025, she also worked as producer and executive producer on A cierta distancia. She has taken part in major international markets such as the Berlinale European Film Market, the Marché du Film in Cannes, and the American Film Market, and was selected for the Berlinale Visitor’s Programme.
