Emergency Exit
A joyful gang embarks on an enigmatic trip. An engaging homage to the artistry – and the magic – of cinema.
An actress reflecting on her career, a disoriented anthropologist and two legendary divas are among a group of strangers travelling in a mysterious vehicle from which they cannot easily get off. Encounters are inevitable, conversations spark, and life goes on with all its surprises.
Lluís Miñarro, a key producer of auteur cinema (Albert Serra, Lisandro Alonso, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Isabel Coixet, Naomí Kawase, etc.), enjoys the role of a young, rebellious filmmaker who blends visual art, literature and music, drawing inspiration from expressionism, symbolism and Latin American magical realism.
This road movie captures the spirit of Cortázar and the Tibetan Bardo, evoking the cinema of the 1970s through its style and atmosphere. It is an engaging yet bizarre journey between life and death, dream and reality, with catchy lines and intriguing characters. The great Marisa Paredes treats us to her final performance.
Javier Garcia Puerto
Lluís Miñarro (1949) is a Catalan filmmaker, producer and a writer. In 1995, he founded the production company Eddie Saeta, through which he has produced over 45 feature films, many of them awarded and screened at major festivals like Cannes,Venice, Berlin, Locarno, San Sebastián, and others. As a director, his notable works include the documentaries "Familystrip" (2009) and "Blow Horn" (2009), and the feature films "Stella Cadente" ("Falling Star", 2014) and "Love Me Not" (2019). "Stella Cadente" premiered at the Rotterdam International Film Festival and received several nominations at the Gaudí Awards, including Best Director and Best Art Direction. He has also served as a jury member at festivals including Locarno, Karlovy Vary, Buenos Aires, and San Sebastián. Widely recognized for his contributions to Spanish and Catalan auteur cinema, Miñarro has received several honors, including the Ciutat de Barcelona Award (2010) and the Pepón Coromina Prize from the Catalan Film Academy in 2020.
Filmography:
Familystrip (2009, doc), Blow Horn (2009, doc), Stella cadente (2014), Love Me Not (2019), Emergency Exit (2025)