Emiliano Granada Having premiered in San Sebastian’s Culinary Zinema and passed through Canada’s Devour Film Festival, Festimania Films’ latest documentary -after Pedro Peiras’ ‘LA QueenCiañera’ – introduces the viewer to Catalan cuisine through an almost baroque structure that pivots around its two main characters, Raül Balam and his mother, Carmen Ruscalleda, the latter being one of the heavy weights of the culinary scene about to step down, the first following her steps while leaving behind a past of addiction.The documentary, directed by Angel Parra, attempts to balance many balls in the air never losing sight of human empathy as its glances of family dynamics and the long reach of an addiction shine through a clean portrayal of the.
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