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Àlex Lora Cercos
Born September 19, 1979 · Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (age 47)
Àlex Lora Cercós (born September 19, 1979), better known as Alex Lora, is a disabled Spanish film director. His films, marked by complex narratives, tackle social issues and have entered hundreds film festivals and received multiple awards and nominations around the world, most notably the three official selections at Sundance, the nomination to the Student Academy Awards, his presence at the Berl…
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Money · 2016Money
★ 5.42016
MovieCrimeThriller
Two wealthy businessmen are about to get away with $5 million in ill-gotten money until their plans are revealed by an uninvited house guest.
The Masterpiece · 2024The Masterpiece
★ 7.32024
MovieDrama
Leo and Diana, a wealthy couple, meet Salif and Yousef, two scrap dealers, at a recycle center. Offering them more junk, Diana invites them to their mansion, but the immigrants actually might be the ones with something she wants.
Unicorns · 2023Unicorns
★ 4.82023
MovieDrama
Isa is a feminist, bisexual, and polyamorous posh girl, she passionately defends her life. When Guillem proposes to be a monogamous couple, Isa is not sure if he wants to change her life and, given her lack of decision, Guillem decides to break the relationship. Living in a world of appearances and comforts, her contradictions come to light and her universe is crumbling at the blow of likes and moral judgments in this web that social networks have become.
Forever · 2013Forever
★ 6.02013
MovieHorror
A love story goes terribly awry when she wants out and he feels compelled to keep her.
The Garden Left Behind · 2020The Garden Left Behind
★ 5.22020
MovieDrama
Traces the relationship between Tina, a young Mexican trans woman, and Eliana, her grandmother, as they navigate Tina's transition and struggle to build a life for themselves as undocumented immigrants in New York City.
Amaia: Una vuelta al sol · 2020Amaia: Una vuelta al sol
★ 5.62020
MovieDocumentary
Amaia shares in this documentary the journey behind the creation of her first record.
Kaddish · 2019Kaddish
2019
MovieDramaHistory
The emotional journey of a young Ashkenazi who attempts to visit his mother's grave on Yahrzeit during the Holocaust.
The Fourth Kingdom · 2019The Fourth Kingdom
★ 5.52019
MovieDocumentary
The regular visitors to a recycling center in the Brooklyn borough of New York, run by René, a discreet Mexican who works and sleeps there, and by the Spaniard Ana de Luco, form a community capable of transcending their reality to turn it into a realm of their own, sometimes surreal, outside the great collective swindle of the American dream. (Based on the short film The Fourth Kingdom, 2017.)
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