THE MARTYR
Film - DACH Program 3: From Divine Love to Human Fate

THE MARTYR

Directed by Alejandro Mathé

Info

Director: Alejandro Mathé
Section: DACH Program 3: From Divine Love to Human Fate
Country: Germany, Spain
Year: 2024
OT: EL MÁRTIR
Language: Spanish
Version: Original version with English subtitles
Cast: Rafa Sambruno, Lena Rodríguez, Ana Ruiz, Marisa Refoyo, Alberto López Ballesteros
18+ (no age rating)

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DACH PROGRAM 3: FROM DIVINE LOVE TO HUMAN FATE

Amid the summer heat in an Andalusian village, a young man explores his sexuality through his religious fervor. Not only does he feel aroused by the images of Jesus and other martyrs; he wants to be like them. His religious obsession drives him into a downward spiral of masochistic tendencies.



  • Duration: 34 min.


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Meet the director

THE MARTYR

Alejandro Mathé

Alejandro Mathé was born in Ibiza in 1990. After graduating from the University of Granada, Spain, as a translator and interpreter, he emigrated to Germany. From 2019 to 2023, he studied film directing at the International Film School Cologne. His short films have received several nominations and awards at festivals. He shot his graduation film, THE MARTYR, in Granada in 2022. He is currently working on his first feature-length film.

Credits

Screenplay: Alejandro Mathé, Jose Alberto Arias Pereira
Director of Photography: Zoe Dumas
Film Editor: Leo Muheim
Costume Design: Mar Moreno
Sound: Gloria Campos
Sound design: Leo Muheim
Make-up artist: Sara Perez Moblant, Mar Moreno
Producer: Anna Weber
Production Company: ifs - internationale filmschule köln gGmbH