PUZZLES (THE RAPE PALACE)

Upon discovering unknown images of her naked circulating on the internet, a young woman has to reconstruct traumatic moments of her life. Moments from a past she had completely erased from her mind, in order to be able survive. Now, with no other alternative than to face the problem, she investigates the well-known and protected photographer from San Sebastian who took the images. Fallen all the complaints on deaf ears, she only a way out: go public.

KOTE CAMACHO

Kote Camacho (Oiartzun, Basque Country, 1980) is a film director and producer, illustrator and animator. He holds a degree in Fine Arts from the University of the Basque Country. He is a member of the European Film Academy (EFA), thanks to his film “La Gran Carrera” (Txintxua films, 2010). Coming from the world of comics (Napartheid), he entered the film industry working as a storyboard artist (“28 Weeks Later”, “Caótica Ana”, “Casual Day”. After a few years working for the industry in London and Madrid, Kote settled in the Basque Country and started working for his own production. His first known film “La Gran Carrera” (2010), was nominated for the European EFA Awards and won 72 international awards. The film was sold to television and cinemas in Spain, France and Germany. His second film, “Elkartea” (“The Society”) (2013), was the time a film in Basque language was officially in Clermont-Ferrand film festival. His film Don Miguel (2014), is an experiment with a recognised innovative graphic technique. He has worked in animation groups associated with the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of the Basque Country, directing, animating and producing the group works Beti Bezperako Koplak (2016) and Areka (2017). In 2015 he founded the production company Komiki Films SL and he directed and produced “Txillardegiren” Klika (2019) was the company's first production. His latest short film “Puzzleak, Bortxaketaren Jauregia” (“Puzzles, the rape palace”) (2024) also gathered several international awards so far.

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