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Ciudad sin sueño” Opens in France With Strong Notices for Its Cañada Real Portrait

Critics spotlight Guillermo Galoe’s debut for its immersive docu‑fiction approach inside Europe’s largest shantytown.

Overview

  • Listed among this week’s new theatrical releases in France, the film is singled out by Télérama as its coup de cœur.
  • Spanish director Guillermo Galoe delivers a first feature that blends fiction and documentary with touches of verismo and the supernatural.
  • Shot in La Cañada Real on the outskirts of Madrid, the story draws on the place described in coverage as Europe’s largest shantytown.
  • The film was presented at Cannes Critics’ Week, and Le Canard enchaîné reports it received the SACD prize at that sidebar.
  • The narrative follows the bond between two adolescents to frame a coming‑of‑age within a community under strain and in transition.