Close Friends

2011 0h 13m ES

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 2

Drama

Synopsis

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Ekaitz and Roman meet in a hostel during their holidays and promise a lifetime friendship. But something goes wrong. Either their life is too long, or their promise too weak... but now they will have to come to terms with it.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Eriz Alberdi
Ekaitz
Diego Santos
Roman
Alaitz Eguren
Ane

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jose Mari Goenaga
Writers: Aitor Arregi
Languages: Basque, Spanish
Countries: Spain

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RUNTIME

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Tight 13-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Basque, Spanish.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Raúl López shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Eriz Alberdi and Diego Santos and Alaitz Eguren carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2123221 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jose Mari Goenaga directs. Raúl López cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Basque, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 13-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 15 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Basque, Spanish.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Editor Raúl López shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Eriz Alberdi and Diego Santos and Alaitz Eguren carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt2123221 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.