ARIEL LOIS PATIÑO

  • SPAIN | PORTUGAL

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  • SPANISH | GALICIAN | PORTUGUESE

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  • 2025

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  • 108 mins

Ariel is a metatheatrical cinematic game about an Argentine actress who arrives on a strange and fascinating island (the Azores), where its inhabitants have transcended to become Shakespearean characters. She soon discovers that the play has begun, that the entire island is a stage, and all its inhabitants are characters.

Producer(s) or Production Company :

Beli Martínez, Rodrigo Areias

Screenplay :

Lois Patiño

Director of Photography :

Ion de Sosa

Editor :

Lois Patiño

Sound :

Xabier Erkizia

Cast :

Agustina Muñoz, Irene Escolar, Hugo Torres, José Díaz, Marta Pazos

Awards - Winner :

IndieLisboa International Independent FF (Best Feature Film)

Awards - Nominations | Screened | Official Selection :

IFF Rotterdam (Harbour), BAFICI FF (Trajectories), Atlántida Mallorca Film Fest (Official Selection), Cartagena de Indias IFF (FICCI: Spaces of Time)

Lois Patiño (b.1983, Vigo) is a Spanish filmmaker and an artist. Lois is a leading figure of the "Novo Cinema Galego," known for his contemplative, sensory explorations of landscape and death. He gained international acclaim with COAST OF DEATH (2013), winning Best Emerging Director at Locarno IFF. His subsequent features include RED MOON TIDE (2020) and SAMSARA (2023), which won the Special Jury Award at the Berlinale IFF. ARIEL is his latest feature.