This week, Barcelona-based filmmaker Kike Maíllo’s “A Perfect Enemy” will world premiere at Catalonia’s Sitges Film Festival, playing in the event’s Official Fantastic Competition. Ahea…
An adaptation of Amélie Nothomb’s bestselling novel “Cosmétique de l’Ennemi,” the film is the story of internationally renowned architect Jeremiasz Angust. While waiting in the Paris International Airport, he’s approached by a talkative young woman named Texel Textor who’s colorful and energetic look and demeanor are a complete mismatch with Angust’s own uptight garb and composure.
For the cast, Maíllo recruited Oscar-level talent in “Cold War” star Tomasz Kot and Spanish actress Marta Nieto, who carried Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s Academy Award-nominated short “Mother” and it’s homonymous 2019 feature follow up for which she won best actress at 2019’s Venice Festival. Texel is played by relative newcomer Athena Strates, most recently featured in “The Good Liar,” alongside Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen.
Maíllo’s solo directing breakout came in 2011 with his sci-fi feature debut “Eva,” which opened the 2011 Sitges Festival and, sold by Wild Bunch, was a The Weinstein Co. U.S. pick-up. “We are thrilled to premiere ‘A Perfect Enemy’ in Sitges and can’t wait for audiences to discover this captivating thriller,” say Pulsar’s Sousa and Garret. “Amelie Nothomb’s book was smart, psychological and full of twists. It was challenging to adapt, and Kike delivered a powerful, intense and cinematic film that we’re really proud of.”
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