Platillos volantes (2003)

Based on real events, in 1972 Juan and José are two textile workers from Tarrasa, Catalonia (northeast to Spain) who meet during an UFOs' convention. Both share their passion about the ... See full summary »

Director:

Óscar Aibar

Writers:

Óscar Aibar, Jorge Guerricaechevarría

Stars:

Ángel de Andrés López, Jordi Vilches, José Luis Adserías

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ángel de Andrés López	...	José (as Ángel de Andrés)
Jordi Vilches	...	Juan
José Luis Adserías	...	Amador
Àngels Poch	...	Antonia (as Angels Poch)
Macarena Gómez	...	María
Berta Ojea	...	Sra. Botifoll
Juan Margallo	...	Boris
Leo Bassi	...	Sr. Karma
Pere Ponce	...	Individuo vigila 1
Paco Hidalgo	...	Individuo vigila 2
Enrique Villén	...	Ufólogo 1
Jordi Banacolocha	...	Pages
Manel Castillejos	...	Prof. Marius
Milena Montes	...	Madre de Juan
Pep Cortés	...	Padre de Juan

Storyline

Based on real events, in 1972 Juan and José are two textile workers from Tarrasa, Catalonia (northeast to Spain) who meet during an UFOs' convention. Both share their passion about the paranormal, specially about UFOs. In these years where was very much UFOs' sightings, they feel captivated by the mystery and start to investigate the diverse theories about the intentions or purposes of the sightings. Their friendship and the obsession they have will turn in dementia and paranoia, hurting their relations with their respective friends and familiars and exposing their lives to an extreme decision due to the conclusion of their own investigations.

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Plot Keywords:

suicide | box office flop | 1970s | strike | spain | 

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Taglines:

La historia real de dos españoles que viajaron a otro planeta [The real story about two Spanish men whose traveled to another planet]

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish Catalan

Release Date:

7 November 2003 (Spain)

Filming Locations:

Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

€2,253,327 (estimated)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Iker Jiménez, well-known Spanish journalist and paranormal investigator, makes an uncredited cameo as the man who gets banned from the UFO convention for being a skeptic.

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Soundtracks

"Sinfonía NO-DO"
Written by Manuel Parada (as Manuel Parada de la Puente)

User Reviews

Ufo Movie

Jose and Juan are two freaks that love UFOs, day by day, this love will became an obsession and the will think that they are really talking with theme. this will cause fear from their neighbours, as they don't understand these freaks. The movie is based on real facts: On 1972 two men committed suicide in Terrassa (a little industrial city of Spain), their note said: We belong to infinite. The movie is, maybe quite absurd, but is quite well done and it results funny; the gags are not stupid and the actors result as much pathetic as they want to be, not more, not less. It is short, so you have no time to be fed up of the film. The ending is unusual and unexpected, of course, very absurd. It is a movie for a Sunday afternoon when there's nothing more to do, but it is not bad.