On the Spanish island of Ibiza, porn filmmaker Sandro and Angelino, the manager of a beachside watering hole, find their very different lives overlapping. Meanwhile, the island police chief, who is currently at odds with his rebellious son Jorge, is investigating the death of a drug dealer (which was accidentally brought on by Angelino). Jorge's plans to move to America have so far been thwarted by his father, but when he finds out about the affair his dad had been having with a male nightclub dancer, he uses it as blackmail fodder.
Direction
Salvatores captures Ibiza's seedy underbelly beneath postcard beauty
Acting
Abatantuono's sleazy charm vs. Puigcorbé's volcanic father-son rage
Director
Gabriele Salvatores
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Salvatores, an Italian directing Spanish talent in an English-title film, embodies the very touristic displacement Amnèsia critiques.
The title's missing 'e' (Amnèsia vs. Amnesia) nods to Ibiza's Catalan identity, not just memory loss.
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