There once was a man
2023, Spanish. Directed by Bàrbara Moragues & Pere Baos & Tomeu Cañellas & Álvaro Tárraga & Ana Sintes & Ainhoa Cuevas & Santiago Gioseffi & Ana Gallardo & Jordi Suárez & Paula Fraguas.
Joan is a middle-aged man who, after a series of symptoms, discovers he has Parkinson's disease. Tremors in his hands and a sense of loss of control take over the protagonist. Over time, the tremors become more frequent and intense. In “Había una vez un hombre” we follow Joan on an emotional journey as he struggles to come to terms with her new reality and faces the physical and emotional challenges that the disease brings.
- Runtime
- 0h 13m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Spanish
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- Released
- 28 September 2023
- Original title
- Había una vez un hombre
- Country
- Spain
- Written by
- Ricard Mamblona
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If you liked There once was a man, try Elena Knows, A Father's Miracle, Call Me Crazy: A Five Film.
Who directed There once was a man?
There once was a man (2023) was directed by Bàrbara Moragues and Pere Baos and Tomeu Cañellas and Álvaro Tárraga and Ana Sintes and Ainhoa Cuevas and Santiago Gioseffi and Ana Gallardo and Jordi Suárez and Paula Fraguas and stars Joan Maimó.