Syndicado to Sell Álvaro F. Pulpeiro’s Dystopian Eco-Thriller ‘Petroleo’ About the ‘Hidden and Intricate World’ of the Oil Industry (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comAnnika Pham Toronto-based Syndicado Film Sales has picked up international rights to “Petroleo,” the fiction debut of doc Spanish filmmaker Álvaro F.
Pulpeiro, lauded worldwide for his sensory and lyrical filmmaking, most recently displayed in the CPH:DOX-selected “So Foul a Sky.” The Galician-born filmmaker said the project was significantly influenced by Pier Paolo Pasolini’s unfinished book “Petrolio,” will draw inspiration “from Michelangelo Antonioni’s “The Passenger” (1975), the visual intensity of “Apocalypse Now” (1979) and the digital noir of “Miami Vice” (2006).” “Petroleo” will compete for the €30,000 ($32,700) Filmin Award for best title in the Film to Come section at the inaugural ECAM Forum co-production market, unspooling June 10-15 in Madrid.
Aleksandar Govedarica, Syndicado Film Sales’ CEO said: “I had the privilege of working with Álvaro on his previous film [“So Foul a Sky”] and I was captivated by his vision and storytelling; we therefore boarded “Petroleo” back in 2022.
It’s a project that’s impossible to ignore in its timeliness. It dives into the complex interplay between the global oil and energy crisis, and the everyday struggles of local communities.
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