THE PROFESSOR

‘THE PROFESSOR’, THE NEW FILM BY DANIEL CASTRO STARRING JAVIER GUTIÉRREZ
“The Professor” is a feature film written and directed by Daniel Castro and starring Javier Gutiérrez and Gonzalo de Castro. Filming took place in Asturias and Bogotá, Colombia.

“The Professor” is a comedy with dramatic undertones inspired by true events. The film addresses current issues such as loneliness and self-deception, combining humor and emotion to offer an honest look at digital vulnerability, the need for affection, and the desire to believe.

“The Professor” is a production of Atresmedia Cine, Gonita, 4 Cats Pictures, and Una Nueva Comedia AIE, in co-production with Vaya Films (Colombia), with the participation of Atresmedia and Netflix, and funding from the ICAA and the Community of Madrid. It will be distributed in theaters by A Contracorriente Films and has Film Factory as its international sales agency.

“The professor” participated in the first edition of La Incubadora and in the Madrid Film Window, where he won the Best Development Award in 2018.
The project has received institutional support from the Principality of Asturias and the city councils of Oviedo and Avilés.

SYNOPSIS: Carlos, a lonely university professor, falls in love online with Claudia, a model twenty years his junior who lives in Colombia. She never wants to talk via video call… only via chat. Although his feelings for Claudia seem too good to be true, Carlos will risk everything for a love he thought would never come, and which may not even be real.