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Olmo

Panorama 2025
© Plan B Entertainment
1979, New Mexico, USA. Olmo is stuck. Today is his turn to take care of his sick father even though he is only 14-years-old and would much rather be hanging out with his best friend, Miguel. But when Olmo gets invited to a party by his beautiful neighbour Nina, he will do whatever he can to get out of his duties, embarking on a journey of mischief and chaos. As the night unfolds, he may come to love the very place from which he has spent so long trying to escape: his home.
by Fernando Eimbcke (Director, Screenplay), Vanesa Garnica (Screenplay)
with Aivan Uttapa, Gustavo Sánchez Parra, Diego Olmedo, Andrea Suárez Paz, Rosa Armendariz USA / Mexico 2025 English, Spanish 84' Colour World premiere

With

  • Aivan Uttapa (Olmo)
  • Gustavo Sánchez Parra (Nestor)
  • Diego Olmedo (Miguel)
  • Andrea Suárez Paz (Cecilia)
  • Rosa Armendariz (Ana)

Crew

Director Fernando Eimbcke
Screenplay Vanesa Garnica, Fernando Eimbcke
Cinematography Carolina Costa
Editing Mariana Rodríguez
Music Giosuè Greco
Sound Design Javier Umpierrez
Production Design Lorus Allen
Casting Susan Shopmaker, Jennifer Schwalenberg, Randi Glass
Producers Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Eréndira Núñez Larios, Michel Franco
Executive Producers Brad Pitt, Caddy Vanasirikul, Yuri Chung

Produced by

Plan B Entertainment

Teorema

World Sales

CAA

Film Constellation

Photos

Fernando Eimbcke

© Fernando Aceves

Born in Mexico City. The director’s debut film, Temporada de patos, screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 2004 and won several awards. His next, Lake Tahoe, premiered in the Competition at the 2008 Berlinale where it won the Alfred Bauer Prize and the FIPRESCI Award. His third, Club Sandwich, premiered at the 2013 Toronto Film Festival and won the Golden Shell at San Sebastián. In all three features, he provides brief glimpses into the lives of characters going through the formative period of adolescence. He was a member of the Best First Feature Award Jury at the 2015 Berlinale.

Filmography

2004 Temporada de patos 2008 Lake Tahoe 2013 Club Sandwich 2025 Olmo

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2025