Fausto 5.0 (2001)

On his way to a medical convention, Dr Fausto runs into a man who claims the Doctor removed his stomach eight years ago in a surgical operation. Against all odds, he is still alive. The man... See full summary »

Directors:

Àlex Ollé, Isidro Ortiz,

Writer:

Fernando León de Aranoa

Stars:

Miguel Ángel Solá, Eduard Fernández, Najwa Nimri

13 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Miguel Ángel Solá	...	Fausto
Eduard Fernández	...	Santos
Najwa Nimri	...	Julia
Raquel González	...	Margarita
Juan Fernández	...	Quiroga
Irene Montalà	...	Marta
Carme Contreras	...	Anciana
Cristina Piaget	...	Mujer ojerosa
Pep Molina	...	Bielsa
Keke Creixems	...	Presentador
Leonel Valdés	...	Taxista 1
Pep Jové	...	Médico 1
Morgan Searcy	...	Médico 2
Josep Maria Ullod	...	Médico 3 (as Josep M. Ullod)
Motokazu Kawamura	...	Gerente Hotel

Storyline

On his way to a medical convention, Dr Fausto runs into a man who claims the Doctor removed his stomach eight years ago in a surgical operation. Against all odds, he is still alive. The man turns up repeatedly and promises Fausto to make all his wishes come true. Reality starts dissolving and Fausto begins to loose control.

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Plot Keywords:

doctor | convention | hotel room | girl stripped down to panties | autopsy | 

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Taglines:

Some desires can become nightmares

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Genres:

Horror | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

CARTEL (Creativos Asociados de Radio y TV) [es] (English and Spanish)

Country:

Spain

Language:

Catalan Cheyenne Spanish

Release Date:

19 October 2001 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Faust 5.0

Company Credits

Production Co:

Creativos Asociados de Radio y Televisión (CARTEL), Fausto Producciones Cinematográficas, Programme MEDIA de la Communauté Européenne

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min 94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

The position of the decanter bottle changes in the two shots of Vella bringing the second drink to Faust. Initially it is above the left door, but then it moves to the middle of the cabinet.

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Soundtracks

"Variations on a Cocktail Dress"
Performed by The Dellinger Escape Plan (Brian Benoit, Adam Doll, Dimitri Minakakis, Chris Pennie,
Benjamin Weinman, Jeff Wood)

User Reviews

For a moment, before seeing you, I wanted to be dead.

One of the best takes I have heard on this film goes like this: "It's like if Rob Zombie got religion and decided to take on Goethe and Marlow and delve the deeper meaning of God the Devil and the Soul while listening to lots of industrial goth techno dance music." This sums up the film nicely for those familiar with Zombie. It is a thinking man's (or woman's) horror. It give the selling your soul story and interesting twist.

Miguel Ángel Solá (The Whore and the Whale) is brilliant as the title character, an oncologist that doesn't seem to care about the patients he serves. Eduard Fernández (Che: Part 2, and the impossible to find, Alatriste) is fascinating as the devil.

It gets gory, and it it seems a mess at times, but I couldn't take my eyes away. It was a great story.