Painless

• Director: Juan Carlos Medina
• Writer: Juan Carlos Medina, Luiso Berdejo
• Cast: Tómas Lemarquis, Alex Brendemühl, Derek De Lint, Juan Diego, Silvia Bel
• Theatrical Release Date: October 1, 2012
• Festivals: Toronto International Film Festival

Synopsis: At the dawn of the Spanish civil war, a group of children insensitive to pain is locked in a sanatorium in the heart of the Pyrénées. In the present day, brilliant neurosurgeon David Martel discovers that he has a tumor and starts searching for his biological parents, in order to get the bone marrow transplant necessary for his survival. During his quest, he will exhume terrifying secrets about his origins, reanimate ghosts of his country and confront Berkano, the only fateful survivor of the insensitive children. [Synopsis courtesy of TIFF]