Spain’s Aquí y Allí Bets on Actor-Director Daniel Guzmán’s Drama Thriller ‘La Deuda’ (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Emiliano De Pablos Madrid-based Aquí y Allí Films, one of Spain’s most successful auteur movie production houses, is joining forces with popular Spanish actor turned writer-director Daniel Guzmán (“Nothing in Return,” “Canallas”) to produce drama thriller “La deuda.” Backed by Spain’s pay TV giant Movistar+ and public broadcaster RTVE, “La deuda” will be produced by Aquí y Allí’s Pedro Hernández and Guzmán at El Niño Producciones.

The film is scheduled to roll in Madrid by the fall. Written by Guzmán, “La deuda” tells the story of Lucas, a 37-year-old man and the 86 year-old woman Antonia, who live together in a city too big to be alone.

Lucas is looking for a job but the job seems not to be looking for him. Despite the economic difficulties they are going through, and their generational difference, they live day to day with a certain enthusiasm.

Until Lucas’ decision will change the rest of their lives. “I share with Pedro a vision and a cinematographic style that is essential to develop and produce a project as personal as this one,” Guzmán said. “Dani’s managed to bring together in ‘La Deuda’ many of the elements that make a film work with the audience without losing auteurship,” Hernández added. “It is a human story, with wonderful, deep characters.