SEGUNDA OPORTUNIDAD
O.V. in Spanish subtitled in English
Antonio goes back to his home town with the intention of setting up a business: a shop for cultivating marijuana which will stir up the neighbours and reopen unsettled scores from his past.
Direction: Álvaro De Armiñán
Script: Luis Manuel Carmona, Álvaro De Armiñán
Editing: Irene Marcciano
Cast: Gary Piquer, Rosa María Sardà, Bernard Hill, Mercedes Hoyos, Sebastián Haro, Daniel Arias, Marina De Armiñán
Production: Ignacio Delgado
Production Company: Producciones Saint Denis, Sl
Alvaro de Armiñán
He was born into a family of artists (his parents are Jaime de Armiñán and Elena Santonja), and he began his career as auxiliary director for filmmakers like Gutiérrez Aragón, Fernán Gómez, García Berlanga, Borau, Colomo and his own father, among others. Later he worked as second assistant director on productions like Todo sobre mi madre and Carne trémula, by Almodóvar, and De que se ríen las mujeres, by Oristrell. He has also worked on films such as Intacto by Fresnadillo, La gran vida by Cuadri, or Belmonte by Juan S. Bollain. Over the last ten years he has worked as first assistant director for directors like Calparsoro, Chus Gutierrez, Borau or Bajo Ulloa. His first feature in English, Open Graves, premiered in the U.S. He directed three TV movies produced by Canal Sur: La soledad del triunfo, La rueda (Queen Sofia Communication Award 2016) and Segunda oportunidad, all shown at the Seville Festival.
