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The Island Inside (La Isla Interior)

Dunia Ayaso & Félix Sabroso
Spain / 2009 / 93 min / Spanish with English subtitles

Three siblings on the run from themselves. Martin (Alberto San Juan) wants to leave home and become a writer in Paris. Gracia (Cristina Marcos) wants to put some reality back into the fictional world that her life has become. Coral (Candela Peña) just wants to be loved. The sudden death of their father forces them to leave the inner island which isolates them from their loved ones, from their dreams … and from being themselves. A superb psicodrama by the camp filmmaker combo Dunia Ayaso and Félix Sabroso (Rated X, Sorry Darling, but Lucas Loved Me), with kick ass performances by the most renowed independent actors working today.

The Island Inside is one of the many films included in the catalogue of Spanish Film Club.

The Island Inside is the sixth feature that Dunia Ayaso and Félix Sabroso have co-directed. Their second film, Perdona bonita, pero Lucas me quería a mí (Excuse Me Darling, But Lucas Loved Me) and has been shown at festivals in Miami, Denver, Tokio, Los Ángeles,etc. Their third feature, El grito en el cielo, (Nothing in the Fridge) shown on the international festival circuit including Miami, Los Ángeles, Tokio and Manchester.Descongélate (Chill Out!), their fourth feature was produced by El Deseo. The film has been shown in over 30 countries. Dunia Ayaso and Félix Sabroso continued creating and directing the award-winning Spanish television series Mujeres (Women). Their most recent film is Los años desnudos: Clasificado S (The Naked Years: Classified ’S’).