Saturn Return

Saturn Return (2024)

Segundo premio

A rock band has to record their third LP, which will either propel them to stardom or fade into oblivion. Despite executives’ reservations, their idea is to have the recording take place in New York. But everything complicates, and the creative process turns into a hellish ordeal. A love triangle with all its consequences unfolds, band members desert, romantic relationships shatter, rehearsals become rampant with drugs and alcohol, and the unbearable pressure from the record label leads to endless fights and arguments only interrupted by fleeting moments of happiness. Meanwhile, unknowingly, they will be composing an album that will leave a mark on an entire generation.

Date of release
2024-05-24
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (68)
Runtime
1h 51m
Genres
Drama, Music
Director
Isaki Lacuesta

Casting

Interesting facts

Saturn Return is a 2024 musical drama film directed by Isaki Lacuesta and Pol Rodríguez starring Daniel Ibáñez, Stéphanie Magnin, and Cristalino. Set in the late 1990s against the backdrop of Granada's musical scene, the plot fictionalizes the creative process behind Los Planetas' third album.

Production

Saturn Return was originally set to be directed by Jonás Trueba, but Trueba eventually left the project for undisclosed reasons and Isaki Lacuesta took over, while Fernando Navarro remained in writing duties. The film is Spanish-French co-production by La Terraza Films, Áralan Films, Ikiru Films, Capricci Films, Bteam Prods., Sidereal Cinema, Los Ilusos Films, and Toxicosmos AIE production.

In April 2023, days before the start of production, Lacuesta's and Isa Campo's daughter Luna became ill, and so Lacuesta directed the film remotely from the hospital, with the on-site collaboration of assistant director Pol Rodríguez. The film is dedicated to Luna, who died from leukemia before the film's premiere.

Shooting locations in Granada included the Campo del Príncipe. The film was additionally shot in Seville, Madrid, and New York.

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