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A man named Alucinio drifts on the Antarctic desert amid a winter storm. He has been betrayed -in dreams- by the woman he loves. When he is about to freeze to death is rescued by a poulterer who will introduce him to the secrets of pornophilosophy. Meanwhile, in Boston, the crazy artist Gropius Cantor and his little sect are getting tear the structure of reality. The space begins to twist on itself with unpredictable consequences for the future of the characters and all mankind. A story full of lechery, sarcasm, extravagance, impossible geometries, discovery of existence's hidden sides and a pinch of Magick.
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A man named Alucinio drifts on the Antarctic desert amid a winter storm. He has been betrayed -in dreams- by the woman he loves. When he is about to freeze to death is rescued by a poulterer who will introduce him to the secrets of pornophilosophy. Meanwhile, in Boston, the crazy artist Gropius Cantor and his little sect are getting tear the structure of reality. The space begins to twist on itself with unpredictable consequences for the future of the characters and all mankind. A story full of lechery, sarcasm, extravagance, impossible geometries, discovery of existence's hidden sides and a pinch of Magick.
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Genre:Fantasy, Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction
Written By:Carlos Atanes
In Theaters:9/8/2012
Box Office:
Runtime:84 minutes
Studio:Fort Knox Audiovisual
Cast
Carlos Atanes
Director
Octavi Pujades
Alucinio
Manel Solás
The Poulterer
Pablo Puyol
Warren S. Thornton
Rhyanna Lee
Queen of the Galaxy
Ariella Ferrera
Queen of the Galaxy
Marta Timón
Narrator (Voice)
Itxaso Badell
Madeleine Thornton
José Lifante
Art dealer
Aranzazu Diez
Power's patient (as Aranzazu Díez)
Bea Urzaiz
Power's waiting patient
Joaquín Hinojosa
Movie critic
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