Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles

Haifa Classics

"Bunuel is above all a good story elegantly told, transcending its obviously niche appeal and showing that Spanish animation, following last year's multiple award-winning Another Day of Life, is looking healthy."

The Hollywood Reporter
  • Archive - Festival 35
  • Director: Salvador Simó
  • Spain 2018
  • 80 minutes
  • Spanish
  • Subtitles in Hebrew, English

Paris, 1930. The infamous surrealist filmmaker Luis Buñuel is left penniless after the scandalous release of L’Age d’Or leads to a falling out with collaborator Salvador Dalí. On a whim, Buñuel’s good friend, sculptor Ramón Acín, buys a lottery ticket and promises to devote his winnings to fund Buñuel’s next film. Incredibly, Ramón wins the jackpot, sending the two friends to the remote mountains to film Land without Bread.

Nothing has come close to capturing the essence of Buñuel’s life and work during that period as Salvador Simó’s astonishing new film, a wonderfully crafted, colorful, surreal, and provocative film.

Feature Debut


  • Director Salvador Simó
  • Production Manuel Cristóbal, Bruno Felix, Jose Maria Fernandez De Vega, Femke Wolting, Alex Cervantes
  • Script Salvador Simó, Eligio R. Montero
  • Editing José Manuel Jiménez
  • Music Arturo Cardelús
  • Voices Jorge Usón, Fernando Ramos, Luis Enrique de Tomás, Cyril Corral
  • Source Latido Films, Madrid