LAS HERMANAS DE ROCINANTE
“My House, My Boat, My Horse”. Parallel to the real estate bubble in Spain, the business with the Pferde breeding grew. When it burst, hundreds of thousands of horses were abandoned or imprisoned and left starving because their owners simply could no longer afford their food. Despite a slow recovery of Spain’s economy, the suffering of the once proud tigers continues unabated, especially in the countryside.
On Costa Blanca, LOIS runs a rescue farm, an Arche Noah in the middle of a barren landscape. For ten years now, the 45-year-old has been rescuing horses; works with a cow’s head, day in and day out, for a thing that seems hopeless. Once the animals are stranded at the rescue farm, the work really begins. The daughter Lucia, her best wife Paula, and volunteers try to restore the animals‘ trust in people. Of all things, it is an old and sick stallion consisting only of skin and bones that conquer the young heart of the beautiful Paula. With him and her best friend Lucia, she spends the bravest summer of her life. But as the bond between Roneo and Paula solidifies with each hour spent together, his state of health becomes more and more critical. When Paula learns from Lois that Roneo is to be euthanized, the world collapses for her.
LAS HERMANAS DE ROCINANTE delves into the world of girls, where horses are the best protectors of their secrets. Led by a horsewoman who, on the edge of a collapsed economic system, is not deterred by the fact that she can only be a drop in the ocean.
MOVIE
Documentary for festival and TV, a production of Evolution Film in co-production with ZDF/Arte, Cinedokké, Lugano, Switzerland, and RSI/SRG Switzerland, funded by IDM Südtirol and Film Fernseh Fonds Bayern.
Developed in doc AT WORK at the Festival dei Popoli 2015 and in the lab “Docunexion” at DocsMX Mexico and DOK.fest Munich 2016/2017.
WHERE TO WATCH
FESTIVALS
DOK.fest München (German Premiere)
Münchner Filmkunstwochen
Festival dei Popoli, Florence (Intern. Premiere, Winner Audience Award)
DISTRIBUTION
World-Sales, Festival Distribution
NewDocs, Elina Kewitz
For more information please visit the film’s website
Movie
SCRIPT AND DIRECTION
Alexandra Kaufmann
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Bastian Esser, Livia Romano
EDITING
Ylenia Busolli, Beatrice Segolini
EDITING Arte Version
Nela Märki
PRODUCER
Sonja Kilbertus
CO-PRODUCER
Michela Pini, Cinédokké, Switzerland
SERVICE PRODUCER ITALY
Martin Rattini, Helios GmbH
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Miriam Avelli, Michela Pini
EDITING ASSISTANT
Morgana Tenebra
DRAMATURGICAL CONSULTING
Jan Forsström, Marzia
TRAILER, TECHNICAL SUPERVISION
Laura Espinel
EDITORIAL TEAM ZDF/ARTE
Ann-Christin Hornberger
EDITORIAL TEAM RSI
Silvana Bezzola, Switzerland
