Directing
Adrián Saba
Born
1988-12-31 (37)
Place of birth
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Known for
Directing
Credits
9 titles
Adrián Saba was born in Madrid in 1988 to a Peruvian father and a Dutch mother. When he was five years old, his parents, who were involved in the theater world, moved to Peru. He received a Fulbright scholarship to study Film at Hofstra University in New York. In 2010, he completed his studies with his thesis short film, El río (The River), which was screened at festivals around the world and won awards at several of them. In 2011, he founded Flamingo Films to produce his projects, and shortly after, he was invited to join La Gris Films as one of its principal directors. At just 24 years old, he achieved his first accolades with his debut feature film, El limpiador (The Cleaner). The film, w…
Known for
7.2Sebastián's daydreams are the only way he can escape from his grim life as a petty crook. When he falls in love with Emilia, the sister of the two gang leaders, he makes up his mind to start a new life.
The Dreamer
2017
NRA man trapped between his dreams and his memories struggles to find his missing wife.
El Río
2010
6.7A forensic cleaner, responsible for the removal of human corpses, has never been able to relate with people or life. Suddenly, he will become accountable for an 8-year-old orphan who has been left behind in the middle of a mysterious epidemic crisis in Lima.
The Cleaner
2013
Short film.
Trabajo Nocturno
2006
NRA man spends his last moments with his dog: Pocho.
Pocho
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5.6After the loss of their mother, a dysfunctional family is pressed to re-examine their lives. As father and children come to terms with their own existence, this journey turns into a tender and subtle meditation on grief.
The Erection of Toribio Bardelli
2023
Behind the camera
7.2Sebastián's daydreams are the only way he can escape from his grim life as a petty crook. When he falls in love with Emilia, the sister of the two gang leaders, he makes up his mind to start a new life.
The Dreamer
2017
7.2Sebastián's daydreams are the only way he can escape from his grim life as a petty crook. When he falls in love with Emilia, the sister of the two gang leaders, he makes up his mind to start a new life.
The Dreamer
2017
NRA man trapped between his dreams and his memories struggles to find his missing wife.
El Río
2010
6.7A forensic cleaner, responsible for the removal of human corpses, has never been able to relate with people or life. Suddenly, he will become accountable for an 8-year-old orphan who has been left behind in the middle of a mysterious epidemic crisis in Lima.
The Cleaner
2013
6.7A forensic cleaner, responsible for the removal of human corpses, has never been able to relate with people or life. Suddenly, he will become accountable for an 8-year-old orphan who has been left behind in the middle of a mysterious epidemic crisis in Lima.
The Cleaner
2013
Short film.
Trabajo Nocturno
2006
NRA man spends his last moments with his dog: Pocho.
Pocho
—
5.6After the loss of their mother, a dysfunctional family is pressed to re-examine their lives. As father and children come to terms with their own existence, this journey turns into a tender and subtle meditation on grief.
The Erection of Toribio Bardelli
2023
5.6After the loss of their mother, a dysfunctional family is pressed to re-examine their lives. As father and children come to terms with their own existence, this journey turns into a tender and subtle meditation on grief.
The Erection of Toribio Bardelli
2023