Don Quijote de Barcelona
2026 · Feature

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 Producción S.L. 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

Page: https://vegetarianfilms.fi/en/teokset/don-quijote-barcelonassa/
Trailer: https://vegetarianfilms.fi/video/dq_trailer_en.mp4
Images: Vegetarian Films
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