vegetarian filmsDon Quijote de Barcelona
Story
Olli, a Finnish drifter in his sixties, has ended up homeless on the streets of Barcelona. One night he meets Lluc, a Catalan former academic in a wheelchair, and a chance encounter grows into a stubborn friendship.
When the two men start reading Don Quixote, the book turns them into its heroes: Olli declares himself a knight, Lluc becomes his squire Sancho Panza, and the wheelchair becomes Rocinante. La Rambla and the alleys of the Gothic Quarter become the stage for their adventures.
All the while Olli thinks of his daughter Annukka back in Finland. Don Quijote de Barcelona is a film about friendship, dignity and how imagination keeps a person standing when everything else is gone.
Credits
- Written and directed by
- Jarmo Lampela
- Producers
- Tamara García, Jarmo Lampela
- Executive producers
- Juha Kukkonen, Peter Keydel
- Cinematography
- Hannu Kettunen
- Editing
- Kauko Lindfors
- Sound design
- Patrick Boullenger
- Music
- Pekka Lehti
- Costume design
- Ninja Pasanen
- Cast
- Juha Kukkonen (Olli), Raúl Llopart (Lluc), Carla de Otero, Damien Pizarro, Camila Jover, Alejandro Jover, María Riudavets, Christian López Lamelas, Sam Gutiérrez, Aina Clotet, Arántzazu Ruiz, Pia Andersson, Marc Clotet and others
- Production
- Buenos Bandidos Producciones and Mago Production in collaboration with Vegetarian Films
- Distribution in Finland
- Pirkanmaan Elokuvakeskus
- Languages
- Spanish, Finnish, English, Catalan
- Screenings
- New Nordic Films, Haugesund 2025 · Espoo Ciné 2025 · Finnish release 24 July 2026
“Juha Kukkonen gives the performance of his life in Jarmo Lampela’s film.”
“A drama about homelessness, alcoholism and mental breakdown that is both wry and humane.”
“A beautiful, moving and thoroughly coherent film.”
“Olli and Lluc’s eventful journey through the streets of Barcelona is an unflinching portrait of friendship.”
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