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Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles

7.0(133)20191h 22m2

Paris, 1930. Luis Buñuel is penniless after the scandal surrounding the release of his last movie. Sculptor Ramón Acín, a good friend, buys a lottery ticket and promises Buñuel that he will pay for his next movie if he wins the prize.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
French
  • paris, france
  • movie business
  • surrealism
  • based on comic
  • poverty
  • based on graphic novel
  • adult animation
  • social justice
  • spanish second republic (1931-39)
  • 1930s
  • film production
  • luis buñuel

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Produced in

Germany, Netherlands, Spain

Gallery

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Videos

Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremierePG-13Animation Is Film Festival20 Oct 2018
    • PremierePG-13Miami Film Festival7 Mar 2019
    • TheatricalPG-1316 Aug 2019
  • ArgentinaAR

    • PremiereEspanoramas Film Festival6 Mar 2020
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical12 Mar 2020
  • BelgiumBE

    • PremiereaNiMa Brussels Animation Festival3 Mar 2019
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical19 Jun 2019
  • GermanyDE

    • PremiereInternationales Trickfilm-Festival Stuttgart4 May 2019
    • Theatrical1226 Dec 2019
    • Physical123 Jul 2020
  • GreeceGR

    • TheatricalK125 Dec 2019
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical5 Mar 2020
  • MexicoMX

    • PremiereGuadalajara International Film Festival12 Mar 2019
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical618 Apr 2019
  • RussiaRU

    • Theatrical12+12 Sept 2019
    • Digital / OTT12+13 Oct 2019
  • SpainES

    • PremiereMálaga Film Festival17 Mar 2019
    • PremiereBCN Film Fest24 Apr 2019
    • Theatrical1226 Apr 2019

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Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles was released on 18 April 2019.

Audience reviews

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    SWITCH.

    3/16/2020

    7/10

    Luis Buñuel constantly pushed the visual boundaries of cinema, and it seems fitting that the story of such a unique and legendary artist would be told through animation, in a multi-layered film that uses the medium to its full potential. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-bunuel-in-the-labyrinth-of-the-turtles-an-animated-tribute-to-a-unique-artist

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