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Atlantic

After letting his dreams slip away and losing the woman he loves, a lawyer from the Canary Islands finally decides to honor the promise he once made to his grandfather: to venture across the Atlantic.

Amid storms and uncertainty, the ocean becomes the stage for an inner battle. A trial that forces him to confront why we set out in the first place — and what we must risk in order to return transformed.

  • Pedro Ripol Sampol
    Writer
  • Louis Gamazo de Roux
    Writer
  • Rebecca Guillamot Torres
    Writer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Atlántico
  • Project Type:
    Screenplay
  • Number of Pages:
    117
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Manhattan International Screenplay Awards by CINEVERSE
    Austin, USA
    May 31, 2026
    PLATINUM COMPETITION - Platinum Script : Pedro Ripol Sampol, Louis Gamazo de Roux, Rebecca Guillamot Torres // Atlántico
  • Manhattan International Screenplay Awards by CINEVERSE
    Austin, USA
    May 31, 2026
    GENERAL COMPETITION - Best Writer : Pedro Ripol Sampol, Louis Gamazo de Roux, Rebecca Guillamot Torres // Atlántico
Writer - Pedro Ripol Sampol, Louis Gamazo de Roux, Rebecca Guillamot Torres
Writer Statement

ATLÁNTICO was born from a real encounter. In 2020, I met Pedro Ripol Sampol, who was looking for a screenwriter to adapt his memoir Cruzando el Atlántico a remo. What immediately struck me was not only the physical feat, but the emotional truth behind it: the ocean as a place where excuses disappear and identity is tested, hour after hour, in isolation.

Over nearly two years, Pedro and I worked closely to translate the spirit of the book into a cinematic narrative—faithful to the lived experience, yet shaped with dramatic momentum, character conflict, and emotional stakes. Rebecca Guillamot Torres joined the process with a sharp, generous eye; her contribution was invaluable in refining the structure, strengthening coherence, and pushing the script toward its final form.

For me, ATLÁNTICO is not simply a sports or adventure story. It is a survival drama about departure and return—about what we chase when life feels out of reach, and what it costs the people we leave behind. Ultimately, it asks a question I find deeply cinematic: why do we go, and what must we risk to come back transformed?