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- Since the mid-70s, Joe Strummer, the former leader of The Clash, was irresistibly attracted to Andalusia. This documentary is a fun and revealing chronicle of the adventures of Strummer in Granada and Almeria, of his trying to leave behind his rock star aura, to get away from the myth of The Clash and become anonymous.
- 14 years after 'Llámale Jess', Carles Prats makes a totally new edit of this documentary that he filmed with director Jesús Franco and his partner and muse, Lina Romay, and rescues shots never seen before. Jess Franco, one of the most prolific directors in movie history, offers a great lesson about cinema and life.
- At the beginning of the 90s, Peret returned to music after ten years dedicated to the Evangelical Church. Then he discovered that some people doubted that he had been the main creator of the Catalan rumba and the first artist to record albums of the genre. In 2010 Peret had bought a camera and had shot a series of interviews to document the subject and in 2014 asked director Carles Prats to finish his project on the true origin of the Catalan rumba.
- One of the most successful football club, currently seen through its social side. From the centers dedicated to the education of children at risk of exclusion that FC Barcelona has created in various countries (Burkina Faso, India, etc.), to supporters' clubs in unusual places such as Mali or Senegal. An unprecedented approach to Barça.
- Bruguera publishing company was an unparalleled phenomenon in Spanish popular culture. Its humorous or adventure comics or its paperback books marked different generations of readers. More than a quarter of a century after its closure, Bruguera continues to maintain a very vivid presence in popular memory. Several members of the Bruguera family participate in this documentary, as well as authors and former workers of this true dream factory.
- '¡Cuchíbiri cuchíbiri!' is the story of the Catalan rumba. Created by Catalan gypsies, this documentary is narrated by its very creator: Peret, who sold millions of records around the world. Stories about stardom, friendship and family, yet also about his disenchantment with the music industry. A man who took charge of his destiny with sheer determination and talent, and then simply walked away.
- From the Dracula movies directed by Terence Fisher, to Captain Kronos, the vampires were central characters in the mythical productions of Hammer. This documentary analyzes how this kind of films evolves between the late 50's and the early 70's.
- Seijun Suzuki was the great innovator of Japanese cinema in the 60s. Extremely creative and eccentric, his narrative world is strongly influenced by kabuki theater. This documentary crosses the testimony of Suzuki himself with that of his collaborator and close friend, the artistic director Takeo Kimura. They both remember how they did their great masterpieces and how, finally, Suzuki was forgotten by the film industry.
- The politician and businessman Josep Sunyol was president of FC Barcelona when the Spanish civil war broke out in 1936. When he was going to encourage Republican troops on the war front few miles from Madrid, he was captured by a fascist patrol which immediately killed Sunyol. 74 years after his death, a team of scientists tries to recover their remains in the Sierra of Guadarrama.
- The collaborators of Luis Buñuel, from his son Juan Luis to the screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière, show the most intimate aspects of his personality and his way of making films. A unique portrait through the most amusing and surprising stories of this genius of film history.
- During the 60s two factors marked the history of the Spanish province of Almeria. On the one hand, hundreds of films were shot: from Lawrence of Arabia, to The good, the bad and the ugly. And on the other hand, the accident of a US B-52, while doing maneuvers, causes 4 atomic bombs to fall on its coast just a few kilometers from where westerns are shot at a frenetic pace. This documentary deals with the fascination that these facts have exerted on popular memory.