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Close to the Sultan

1901, the adventurer and operator of the Lumière brothers Gabriel Veyre lands in the Country of Nour with a three-month contract to introduce the Venerable Sultan to the mysteries of cinematography. A phantasmagoric, humorous and terrifying but duly scientific reverie on the pioneers of cinema.

  • Javier Rebollo
    Director
  • Félix Moati
    Key Cast
  • Pilar López de Ayala
    Key Cast
  • Iliés Kadri
    Key Cast
  • Jan Budar
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    En la Alcoba del Sultán
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Drama, Comedy
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 37 minutes
  • Country of Origin:
    Spain
  • Country of Filming:
    Tunisia
  • Language:
    French
  • Shooting Format:
    35mm
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Seminci Festival
    Valladolid
    Spain
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • Sideral Cinema
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Javier Rebollo

Born in Madrid in 1969. He has directed the feature films 'El muerto y ser feliz' (2013), 'La mujer sin piano' (2009) and 'Lo que sé de Lola' (2006), with which he has twice won the FIPRESCI award from international critics (San Sebastian and London) and once the Ibero-American critics' award (Montevideo), as well as the Silver Shell for Best Director at the San Sebastian International Film Festival, among others. Previously he directed 'En medio de ninguna parte' (1997), 'Hola, desconocido!' (1998), 'El equipaje abierto' (1999), 'El preciso orden de las cosas' (2001) and 'En camas separadas' (2002), a series of short films starring Lola Dueñas that premiered in the Official Section of the Seminci and for which he was nominated twice for the Goya Award for Best Short Film. In addition, together with Lola Mayo (his long-time scriptwriter), he has made a series of documentaries for the program 'Documentos TV' on TVE's La 2, for which he has received, among others, the 2006 Queen Sofia Award for Journalism.

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