Title of film : The Odd-Job Men

Director Name : Neus Ballus

Cast & crew :

Producer : Miriam Porte

Editor : Neus Ballus, Ariadna Ribas

Cast :

  1. 1. Mohamed Mellali
  2. 2. Valero Escolar
  3. 3. Pep Sarra

Synopsis : The movie is about a week in the life of Moha, Valero and Pep - workers in a small plumbing and electricity company in the outskirts of Barcelona, Spain. Moha is on a one-week trial period and is set to replace Pep, but Valero doesn't think he has what it takes.

Director Bio : Neus Ballus is a Catalan film director and scriptwriter. She has a degree in Audiovisual Communication and a Master in Documentary Making from the Pompeu Fabra University. She released her first film “La plaga” (The Plague) in 2013, which was screened at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival. It won 4 Gaudí Awards and was nominated for the LUX Prize, the European Film Awards and the Goya Awards. Her documentary “Immersió” (2009) was awarded the Best Short Film Prize at the ALCINE Festival. Her second feature, “El viatge de Marta” (Staff Only) (2019) was also premiered at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival and was screened in cinemas in France and Spain.In August 2021, her film “Sis dies corrents” (The Odd-job men) was premiered at the 74th Locarno Film Festival.

Filmography :

  1. 1. Immersió ( 2009 )
  2. 2. The Plague (La plaga) ( 2013 )
  3. 3. Staff Only (El viatge de la Marta) ( 2019 )