‘You will return’ the new feature film Jonas Trueba starring Itsaso Arana and Vito Sanz, will have its world premiere at the Filmmakers’ Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival, as announced by the distributor Elástica Films.
Written by the director and the two leading actors, the film is a production of Los ilusos films, Les films du Worso (France) and Arte France Cinéma, and will hit theaters distributed by Elastica on August 30, 2024. It will be the only Spanish presence in this edition of the Cannes Festival.
“I think my previous films always had some humor, but with ‘Volverás’ I wanted to make a more overt comedy. The premise revolves around a somewhat paradoxical idea of a couple who decides to celebrate their breakup.“Trueba explained in a statement.
The director has pointed out that this film was also “an excuse” to reunite Itsaso Arana and Vito Sanz as the leading couple in one of his works, as well as “repeat with the usual dreamy team, technicians and actors” with whom He has been working since his first film.
“Feeling that we are growing old together is exciting and presenting our work at the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes is a joy, because it is a place that has always supported independent cinema and values that are important to us,” he added.
This film will be released in theaters in Spain on August 30. After 15 years together, Ale and Alex have an idea that might seem absurd: organize a party to celebrate their breakup. This announcement perplexes their loved ones, but they remain firm in their decision to separate. Or maybe not?
Jonás Trueba (Madrid, 1981) is the author of the films ‘All the songs speak of me’ (2010) for which he obtained the Goya nomination for best new director; ‘Miniatures’ (2011); ‘Los ilusos’ (2013), award for best director and best film at the Cinespaña Festival in Toulouse; ‘The Romantic Exiles’ (2015), special jury prize at the Malaga Festival and the Jules Verne Award for best film at the Festival du cinéma espagnol de Nantes or ‘La reconquista’ (2016), for which he won the Ojo Award Film Critic of 2016 and the award for best direction and best film at the Cinespaña Festival in Toulouse.
In addition, he has directed ‘The Virgin of August’ (2019), a film nominated for the César in the category of best foreign film and the Fipresci Award from International Critics at the Karlovy Vary International Festival; ‘Who Prevents It’ (2021) Goya Award for Best Documentary Film 2022 and Fipresci International Critics Award at the San Sebastián Festival; and ‘You have to come see it’ (2022), special jury prize at the Karlovy Vary International Festival and best director at the Cinespaña Festival in Toulouse.