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TWO OPTIONS

In the country of Freedom, Equality and Fraternity, in this new Europe without borders, besieged by fear and intolerance, a polish immigrant will have to face the reality of racism.
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"TWO OPTIONS" was written, shot and completely post-produced in 5 days, at an International Filmmakers Laboratory in France.

  • Gon Caride
    Director
    October
  • Gon Caride
    Writer
    October
  • Gon Caride
    Producer
    October
  • Arturo M. Merelo
    Producer
    On the border, The Idiot, Quarume
  • Andrés Caride
    Producer
  • Diane Malherbe
    Producer
  • Jan Soja
    Key Cast
    "Polak"
  • Noël Faure
    Key Cast
    "Le Tare"
  • Mohanad Diab
    Key Cast
    "Ref#1"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    DEUX OPTIONS
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Thriller, Social, Urban, Drama
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 38 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 2, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    150 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    France
  • Country of Filming:
    France
  • Language:
    French
  • Shooting Format:
    HDV
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 180 Berlin Film Fest
    Berlin
    Germany
    November 14, 2020
    Germany Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Cardiff International Film Festival
    Cardiff
    United Kingdom
    October 31, 2020
    United Kingdom Premiere
    Finalist
  • CENFLO - Central Florida Film Festival
    Mount Dora
    United States
    January 24, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Changing Face International Film Festival
    Sydney
    Australia
    October 16, 2020
    Australian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes Cine Mundo
    Rio Negro
    Argentina
    November 22, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Donosskino Short Film Festival
    San Sebastian
    Spain
    October 17, 2020
    Spanish Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Festival Internacional de Cine de Granada
    Granada
    Spain
    October 24, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Festival Internacional de Cine Luz del Desierto
    Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    October 15, 2020
    Argentina Premiere
    Mención Especial del Jurado
  • Independent Shorts Awards
    Los Angeles
    United States
    August 14, 2020
    Best Director / Best Drama
  • International Film Festival of Rivoli
    Rivoli
    Italy
    December 19, 2020
    Italian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • IPAS Film Festival
    Athens
    Greece
    February 19, 2021
    Greek Premiere
    Official Selection
  • La Mida No Importa
    Barcelona
    Spain
    January 10, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Ladybug Film Festival
    Gothenburg
    Sweden
    October 23, 2020
    Swedish Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Las Cruces International Film Festival
    Las Cruces
    United States
    March 8, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Laucenston International Film Festival
    Laucenston
    Australia
    December 29, 2020
    Best Drama
  • Lost River Film Festival
    Austin, Texas
    United States
    November 8, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Muestra Intergaláctica de Cine
    Saltillo, Coahuila
    Mexico
    December 3, 2020
    Mexican Premiere
    Official Selection
  • MyArt Film Festival
    Cosenza
    Italy
    December 12, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Phoenix Monthly Short Film Festival
    Vaughan
    United States
    September 20, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Festival Internacional de Cine de Chivilcoy - Raices
    Chivilcoy
    Argentina
    September 27, 2020
    Mención Especial
  • Short to the Point
    Bucharest
    Romania
    July 20, 2020
    Romanian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Sunday Shorts Film Festival
    Lisbon
    Portugal
    July 21, 2020
    Portugal Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Top Indie Film Awards
    Tokyo
    Japan
    August 23, 2020
    Japan Premiere
    Best Director / Best Drama
  • Trash Film Festival
    Varazdin
    Croatia
    October 14, 2020
    Croatian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Blogos de Oro

    Spain
    Official Pre-selection
  • The Black Country Horror Shorts Film Festival
    Stourbridge
    United Kingdom
    April 24, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Festival Cinema Cefalu
    Cefalu
    Italy
    August 28, 2021
    Semi-Finalist
  • FILMETS - Badalona Film Festival
    Badalona
    Spain
    October 22, 2021
  • FESCIGU - Festival Solidario de Cine de Guadalajara
    Guadalajara
    Spain
    October 21, 2021
Distribution Information
  • Arturo Marcos Merelo
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Gon Caride

Gon Caride (Spain, 1983) studied Audiovisual Communication and at 25 years old he emigrated to New York (USA), where he studied a master in film directing and cinematography.
For the next 9 years, he lived and worked as a screenwriter, director, photographer, script analyst, editor and director of photography in the USA, UK, Poland and France.
With his first short film “October” shot in Poland and spoken in Russian, he was selected in many different film festivals around Europe and he was also chosen by the Cervantes Institute in their program “The New Talent in Spanish Shortfilms”, showcasing “October” around the world.

In 2020, besides his two new short films already in international distribution, he’s working on the pre-production of two new narrative short films and also the script for his first feature film.
He lives in Spain, with his girlfriend and their three dogs.

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Director Statement

TWO OPTIONS is a short film written, shot and completely post-produced in 5 days, during a filmmakers’ laboratory in France.
We have constructed this short film through a series of restrictions imposed by the production’s context (5 days for the full creation process) and also the limits self imposed by the director: economy of shots, use of still camera, just two characters and two locations.
We begin with a formal treatment, with shots from the inside of the van, with she same character as the axis of all the scenes, using the interior of the vehicle to create a frame within a frame and inside this frame within a frame we have our main character, Polak, that throughout the film becomes a hostage himself.
TWO OPTIONS is a short film about racism, immigration and the refugee crisis.
We wanted to tell this story from a different angle, having the audience’s disinformation as one of the main axes of the short film.
Not knowing what’s going on is also extended to the relationship between Polak and his companion. Throughout their conversations, apparently without any consequence, we shape the personalities of both characters, paying special attention to the dynamics of power between them.
In the last scene, at last, we understand the situation, and it’s at this point when a new conflict arises… A conflict that Polak didn’t consider and also when he understands, suddenly, that he has no scape.