Saturn Return
It’s the late 1990s, and Granada indie music group Los Planetas is about to record their third album. But with the band in turmoil, they find themselves on the brink of success…or total destruction. Can they come together against all odds or collapse in a ball of fire?
Director Pol Rodriguez scheduled to attend.
“'Saturn Return' is a beautiful and dark journey through the lights and shadows of a generation and musicians who reached many highs and many lows, an emotional film told with mystery and risk about dreams and their flipside.” —Júlia Olmo, Cineuropa
Inspired by the story of one of the most popular Spanish bands of the ’90s called Los Planetas, we meet the Granada indie rock music group at a moment of crisis. The bassist breaks up with the band looking for her place outside of music and the guitarist finds himself immersed in a spiral of self-destruction. Meanwhile, the singer struggles to find the inspiration to produce their third album. But just before the band is close to its dissolution, their biggest dream comes true: they finally receive an offer to record their new album in New York. This once in a lifetime opportunity gave birth to an album that defined a generation and forever changed the music scene in Spain. Directors Isaki Lacuesta and Pol Rodríguez portray this world of rock and psychedelia with beauty and mystery, through a story that dares to go beyond the conventional biopic. A brilliant ensemble played mostly by real Andalusian musicians infuses this rock band drama with captivating magic and sensuality. Saturn Return, the big winner at the 2024 Malaga Film Festival, receiving awards for best film, direction and editing, is a romantic, bittersweet, and highly entertaining journey along the very narrow path that separates dazzling success from complete disaster.
- Original Language Title: Segundo premio
- Director: Isaki Lacuesta, Pol Rodríguez
- Principal Cast: Daniel Ibáñez, Cristalino, Stephánie Magnin, Mafo, Chesco Ruiz
- Premiere Status: North American
- Country: Spain, France
- Year: 2024
- Running Time: 105 min.
- Producer: Cristóbal García
- Screenplay: Isaki Lacuesta, Fernando Navarro
- Cinematographers: Takuro Takeuchi
- Editors: Pepe Domínguez
- Music: Ylia
- Website: Official Film Website
- Awards: Málaga Film Festival 2024 (Golden Biznaga, Best Spanish Film; Silver Biznaga, Best Direction, Best Editing)
- Filmography: Lacuesta: Between Two Waters (2018), The Next Skin (2016); Rodriguez: Quatretondeta (2016)
- Language: Spanish
- Has Subtitles: Yes
- International Sales: Latido Films