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Release Date:
April 6, 2019
Original Title:
Alba
Genres:
Documentary
Production Countries:
Switzerland
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 26
A black screen. A bottle breaks on the bitumen. A few insults are flung. The decor of an industrial area, first thing in the morning, after a busy night. Three friends “find” a vehicle and climb in for a journey with no clear aim. Except for one of them, troubled by the guilt of having cheated on Alba, who is arriving the next evening. Someone told him about a cross, painted on a cliff over the Genevan countryside, which is supposed to reconcile those who reach it with their innermost selves. Beyond a mystic, post-drinking delirium, the strapping lad believes that the climb to the summit will help him find the courage to talk to his girlfriend.
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Cinematography:
Lucia Martinez Garcia
Director:
Lucia Martinez Garcia
Hugo Radi
Director of Photography:
Lucia Martinez Garcia
Editor:
Lucia Martinez Garcia
Producer:
Hugo Radi
Lucia Martinez Garcia
Screenplay:
Lucia Martinez Garcia
Hugo Radi
Sound:
Imanol Pittaluga
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