Dec 12, 2018

"Bunuel and the Turtle Labyrinth" gets US release through children

Animation distributor GKIDS has acquired North American distribution rights to the Spanish animated feature Buñuel and the Labyrinth of the Turtles.

Cartoon Brew wrote about the film and released this exclusive teaser earlier this year:

Based on Fermín Solís's graphic novel of the same name, the film explores the peculiar circumstances surrounding the shooting of Land Without Bread (1933), an early film by Spanish surrealist Luis Buñuel. Buñuel and the Labyrinth of the Turtles made its world premiere in October at the Animation Is Film Festival in Los Angeles, where it won a special jury prize.

Here's the official synopsis:

A Spanish/Dutch co-production, the film was made at The Glow Animation/Sygnatia and Submarine animation studios. It's co-written and directed by Salvador Simó, and produced by Manuel Cristobal.

“Luis Buñuel constantly pushed the visual and storytelling boundaries of cinema,” said GKIDS president David Jesteadt. “It's only fitting that the story of such a unique and legendary artist would be told through animation, in a wonderful film that uses the medium to its full potential.”

GKIDS will release the film theatrically next year. Latido Films is selling the film worldwide.

Read more about the film on Cartoon Brew.