Rodrigo Sorogoyen
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Bardem presents 'El ser querido' at Cannes and defends speaking on Palestine
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The first Spanish film in competition at Cannes, directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, premiered Saturday with Javier Bardem and Victoria Luengo in the lead roles. The movie explores the reunion of a father and daughter after 13 years apart.
For the first time since the Palme d'Or was created in 1955, three Spanish films will compete in Cannes Film Festival's official section. They are Amarga Navidad by Pedro Almodóvar, El ser querido by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, and La bola negra by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi (Los Javis). Thierry Frémaux, the festival's general delegate, made the announcement.