"Writer/director Medem makes the most of his premise with a taut, sexy thriller that hovers just the right side of plausibility. Another sign that he's a worthy successor to Almodovar's throne." - CHANNEL 4

THE PLOT

Whilst about to commit suicide a desperate musician is offered another chance when he is forced to help a woman who crashes nearby. She loses her memory so he imagines a new life for both of them.

REVIEWS

"Julio Medem presents a clever and insightful film on the nature of love and illusion in Red Squirrel. " - FILMREF.COM

"Writer/director Medem makes the most of his premise with a taut, sexy thriller that hovers just the right side of plausibility. Another sign that he's a worthy successor to Almodovar's throne." - CHANNEL 4

PRIZES

- Cannes Film Festival: Winner of Award of the Youth

- Bogota Film Festival: Best Film

- Goya Awards (equivalent to BAFTAs) - Best Score

- Gerardmer Film Festival: Critics Award and Special Jury Prize

DIRECTOR: JULIO MEDEM

Julio Medem is seen as one of the most important Spanish film directors at the moment.

Here are a few facts:

- Born in 1958 in the Basque Country

- Made only 6 feature films in the past 20 years: Vacas (Cows, 1991), La Ardilla Roja (1993, The Red Squirrel), Tierra (Earth, 1996), Los Amantes des Circulo Polar (The Lovers of the Arctic Circle, 1998), Sex and Lucia (Lucia y el Sexo, 2001), Caotica Anna (1997).

- Sex and Lucia is the film that gave him international recgnition - huge popular success over the world, despite mixed reviews

- His films have a very partticular style and atmosphere, full of dream, magic and mysterious illusions. He has been compared to Bunuel.

- In 2003 he made a documentary called La Pelota Vasca, la Piel contra la Piedra, about Basque nationalism. That documentary was heavily criticised in Spain for being pro-terrorism, although Medem defended himself against it.