Ikiru Films (Spain): 2

The psychological drama, Biutiful (2010), is a film directed, produced and co-written by Alejandro González Iñárritu. Starring Javier Bardem, it follows Uxbal’s life in a shabby Barcelona apartment with his two young children, Ana and Mateo. He is separated from Marambra, the children’s mother who struggles with alcoholism and bipolar disorder. Having grown up as an orphan, Uxbal only has his brother Tito for family support – Tito works in construction and sometimes solicits Marambra’s services. To make a living, Uxbal arranges work for Chinese ...

The period thriller, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006), follows the life of notorious murderer Jean-Baptiste Grenouille. Directed by Tom Tykwer and written in collaboration with Andrew Birkin and Bernd Eichinger, the film is based on Patrick Süskind’s novel of the same name. Grenouille’s story is told through flashbacks, beginning with his sentencing for his crimes. Abandoned at birth in a French fish market ...