Rider

Cannes Remakes

Rider

Category: Cannes Remakes Selection

Directed by: Ignacio Estaregui

Produced by: Estaregui y Sendino & Machín

Original title: Rider

Completed in: 2023

Synopsis:

Shot in real time and set in a city centre. Fio, a young woman working as a rider is forced to make a dangerous delivery that will put her life at risk during a night filled with urgent personal problems that she must solve through phone calls. Millions of people make a living as riders around the world, Fio´s story of redemtion is but one of them.

Director’s biography:

Ignacio Estaregui (Zaragoza, 1978) made his feature debut with « Justi&Cia » (2014). It was nominated for best comedy at the II Feroz Awards (2015). In 2018 he released his second feature film « Miau ». In 2019 he released the multi-awarded short film « En racha ». He has just finished his expected third feature film, “RIDER”.

Producer’s biography;

In 2013, Ignacio Estaregui founded with Gloria Sendino and Jaime García Machín, “Estaregui y Sendino & Machín”, a film production company that debuted in the feature film with “Justi&Cia » (2014), in 2018 they produced “Miau » and in 2024 “Rider ». He is currently developing two feature films, « A muerte » and “Hormigas ».

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