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| Directed by | Roberto F. Canuto Xu Xiaoxi |
| Written by | Roberto F. Canuto |
| Produced by | Jose González-Fierro Santos Javier González-Fierro Santos Natalia Fernández Canuto Beatriz Meré |
| Starring | David Soto Giganto Ici Díaz Lidia Méndez David Blanka Beatriz Meré |
| Cinematography | Xu Xiaoxi |
| Edited by | Roberto F. Canuto Xu Xiaoxi |
| Music by | Andrea Centazzo |
Production companies | Almost Red Productions Arkadin Ediciones Producciones Viesqueswood |
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Running time | 20 minutes |
| Countries | Spain China |
| Language | Asturian |
Advent (Original Asturian Ad-vientu; Chinese: 等候; pinyin: Deng Hou; lit. 'waiting') is a 2016 Spanish and Chinese co-production psychological drama film, written and directed by Roberto F. Canuto and Xu Xiaoxi, and produced by the film company of the directors, Almost Red Productions, and Arkadin Ediciones in association with Producciones Viesqueswood.[1]
The film represents the first movie of the directors filmed entirely in Spain and it is spoken in a local language, the asturian language (something unusual in the Spanish cinema). It was shot in Asturias, with locations in the medieval center of the city of Avilés, the historical Cemetery La Carriona and some beaches and walkways of Carreño, mainly in Perlora and Xivares.
Advient is a psychological mystery drama film that tells the story of Suso, a dazed young unemployed man that tries to discover the identity of an unusual girl, who he spies on a secluded beach, as she reminds him of his dead mother. She runs throwing herselfoff a cliff, but it will not be the last time that she crosses his path. The main character is performed by David Soto Giganto, an actor from the "Youth National Company of Classic Theater" and in the rest of the cast we find actors mainly from the "Dramatic Art Academy of Asturias", like Ici Díaz, o Beatriz Meré, together with other experienced actors as Lidia Méndez o David Blanka.[2]
The music is composed by the italo-American master Andrea Centazzo, being Advent the sixth collaboration of the directors with the musician.
The world premiere of Advent took place at the 54th Gijón International Film Festival on 25 November 2016 and the film obtained the Audience Award Dia D'Asturies for Best Short Film. It will start the international festival circuit in 2017.[3]
- ^ "Completada la posproducción del cortometraje en asturiano 'Ad-vientu' (The asturian film "Ad-vientu" en the post-production)" (in Spanish). Europa Press. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ ""Ad-vientu", un cortometraje astur-chino ("Advent, an Asturian-Chinese short film)" (in Spanish). "La Nueva España" Newspaper. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ "'Ad-Vientu' se hace con el premio del público al mejor cortometraje del 'Día d'Asturies', en el FICX ("Advent win the Audience Choice Award "Dia DAsturies" at the 54 Gijon Film Fest.)" (in Spanish). La Vanguardia (Newspaper). Europa Press. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.