Agnosia (film) explained

Agnosia
Director:Eugenio Mira
Producer:Isaac Torras
Starring:Eduardo Noriega
Martina Gedeck
Jack Taylor
Music:Eugenio Mira
Cinematography:Unax Mendía
Editing:Jose Luis Romeu
Studio:Roxbury Pictures
Telecinco Cinema
Distributor:Filmax
Country:Spain
Language:Spanish

Agnosia is a Spanish baroque retro-futuristic thriller directed by Eugenio Mira and written by Antonio Trashorras.[1]

Plot

A young woman, Joana Prats, suffers from agnosia, a strange, primary visual disease that is one of the neuropsychological disorders of perception. Although her eyes and ears are in perfect condition, her brain is not able to correctly interpret the stimuli it receives. Joana is the only person to know an industrial secret left behind by her late father and becomes the victim of a sinister plan to extract this information. Her captors plan to use her sensory condition to help extract the information that they so desperately want.

Cast

Production

Roxbury Pictures shot the film in December 2009 at Barcelona and Parc Nacional d'Aigüestortes Estany de Sant Maurici in Province of Lleida.[2] It was the second film directed by producer Eugenio Mira and based on a screenplay by Antonio Trashorras.[3] In the leads in the thriller acts Eduardo Noriega, Martina Gedeck, Bárbara Goenaga and Jack Taylor in his second feature film under Eugenio Mira.[4]

Release

The film was released in February 2010 on the European Film Market.[5] The theatrical release is anticipated in October 2010.[6]

Notes and References

  1. http://twitchfilm.net/news/2010/02/efm-2010-Agnosia-astounds.php Efm 2010: Agnosia Astounds.
  2. http://twitchfilm.net/news/2010/02/images-and-details-from-eugenio-miras-sumptuous-Agnosía.php Images And Details From Eugenio Mira's Sumptuous Agnosía
  3. http://www.quietearth.us/articles/2009/11/05/Eugenio-Mira-shooting-baroque-retrofuturistic-thriller-Agnosía UPDATED: Eugenio Mira shooting baroque retro-futuristic thriller Agnosía
  4. http://www.ioncinema.com/news/id/5186 World Film Report Spain: Anticipated Releases in Gimenez's Yellow and Chapero Jackson's Verbo
  5. http://twitchfilm.net/news/2010/06/is-eugenio-miras-Agnosía-the-next-orphanage-or-pans-labyrinth-the-teaser-says-yes.php Is Eugenio Mira's Agnosía The Next ORPHANAGE Or PAN'S LABYRINTH? The Teaser Says Yes.
  6. http://www.filmaxinternational.com/film.php?id=25 Filmax International – Agnosía