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Painless
"Pain is their medicine"
2012 1h 45m CA
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★6.2TMDB · 189
DramaHorrorThriller
Synopsis
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While searching for a solution to his serious health condition, David, a renowned neurosurgeon, discovers a sinister secret hidden in the past.
“Pain is their medicine”
Cast
Àlex Brendemühl
David
Tómas Lemarquis
Berkano
Ilias Stothart
Child Benigno
Mot Stothart
Young Benigno
Derek de Lint
Professor Holzmann
Ramon Fontserè
Dr. Carcedo
Sílvia Bel
Judith
Bea Segura
Magdalena
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Juan Carlos Medina
- Writers
- Luiso Berdejo, Juan Carlos Medina, Juan Carlos Medina
- Languages
- Catalan, English, German, Spanish
- Countries
- France, Portugal, Spain
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Catalan, English, German, Spanish.
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WORLD
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International production across 3 countries: France, Portugal, Spain.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Juan Carlos Medina, shot by Alejandro Martínez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Johan Söderqvist. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Pedro Ribeiro shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Àlex Brendemühl and Tómas Lemarquis and Ilias Stothart carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Pain is their medicine".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Juan Carlos Medina directs. Alejandro Martínez behind the camera. Johan Söderqvist scores. Pedro Ribeiro cuts. Produced in France, Portugal, Spain. Dialogue in Catalan, English, German, Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 14 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Catalan, English, German, Spanish.
- 3International production across 3 countries: France, Portugal, Spain.
- 4Directed by Juan Carlos Medina, shot by Alejandro Martínez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Johan Söderqvist. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Pedro Ribeiro shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Àlex Brendemühl and Tómas Lemarquis and Ilias Stothart carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "Pain is their medicine".
- 9IMDB entry: tt1757769 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 14 themes, including "spanish civil war (1936-39)", "franco regime (francoism)", "terminal illness", "family secrets".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Alejandro Martínez
- Original score
- Johan Söderqvist
- Editing
- Pedro Ribeiro
- Production design
- Iñigo Navarro
- Makeup / hair
- Mónica Alarcón Virgili
- Sound
- Frédéric Le Louêt
- Stunt coordinator
- Ignacio Carreño
- Runtime
- 105 min · 1h 45m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- CA
- IMDB
- Painless (2012)
Also by
Juan Carlos Medina
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Fado Filmes
PT
Tobina Film
FR
Les Films d'Antoine
FR
A Contracorriente Films
ES
- RO
Roxbury Pictures
ES
Canal+
FR
Backup Media
FR
TV3
ES
TVE
ES
Ciné+
FR
Key crew
- ProducerFrançois Cognard
- ProducerMiguel A. Faura
- ProducerAntoine Simkine
- EditorPedro Ribeiro
- CastingPep Armengol
- CastingLuci Lenox
- Production DesignIñigo Navarro
- Dialogue EditorDavid Calleja
- Sound DesignerFrédéric Le Louêt
- Boom OperatorRoger Orcau
- Special EffectsRaúl Romanillos
- Stunt CoordinatorIgnacio Carreño
- Stunt CoordinatorAntonio Higueruelo
- GafferJosé Luis Rodríguez
- Location ManagerNikolai Semjevski
- Costume DesignerAriadna Papió
- Foley ArtistNicolas Becker
- ScreenstoryJuan Carlos Medina
- Co-ProducerLuís Galvão Teles
- Co-ProducerAdolfo Blanco
- Executive ProducerManuel Monzón
- Executive ProducerIsaac Torrás
- Executive ProducerGonçalo Galvão Teles
- Associate ProducerRosa Bosch
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- spanish civil war (1936-39)
- franco regime (francoism)
- terminal illness
- family secrets
- neurosurgeon
- spanish second republic (1931-39)
- political repression
- state crimes
- children hospital
- human experiment
- father son relationship
- mother son relationship
- post spanish civil war
- canfrac, spain
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2012-09-08· TIFF
Also known as
International titles
- TunnottomatFI
- ペインレスJP
- БезболезненныйRU
