THE BEETLE AT THE END OF THE STREET
INSTITUTE: ESCAC
YEAR: 2017
LANGUAGE: spanish
SYNOPSIS: Amadeo is a good person. He lives in a small village of Valencia, and since his wife died, he sacrifices himself in taking care of his father-in-law, Agustín, who is disabled. Due to this, he doesn’t participate much in social life in the village. One day Lolín, the fishmonger, has a magic foresight while decapitating an eel: Amadeo has only seven days to live. This fact will develop a series of events that will change his life completely.
PROFILE: Joan Vives i Lozano. He was born on February 21, 1993 in Alzira (Valencia). He studied and graduated in ESCAC (Catalan Superior Film School), specialising in the area of film directing. He has worked as an assistant director in several shorts and feature films. “El Escarabajo al Final de la Calle” is his first short movie.