The Radio Amateur
After his mother’s death, 30-year-old Nikolas, an autistic person, would like to get to the high seas from his hometown. He teams up with Ana, his only childhood friend. But Niko’s difficulties with communication don’t make things easy for him. As it turns out, not everyone senses the same vibes.
Cast
- Nikolas
- Falco Cabo
- Ane
- Usue Alvarez
The Radio Amateur
Iker Elorrieta
- Fiction
- Production Country / Year
- Spain 2021
- Language
- es. OF mit en. UT
- Format
- DCP, Color, 87min
2.39:1, Discrete 5.1
- Original Title
- El Radioaficionado
Director & Crew
Iker Elorrieta
Born in 1977 in Bilbao/Spain. Studied Marketing and Advertising, followed by Directing at the Ramon University in Barcelona/Spain. Worked as an editor for documentary and animation films. Active as a director, writer and producer.
Filmography
2009 DÍAS DE REPARTO, Dokumentarfilm
2013 UN DÍA ESPIRAL, experimenteller Kurzfilm
2017 I FORGOT MYSELF SOMEWHERE, Kurzdokumentarfilm
MR IBEX, Kurzdokumentarfilm
2019 ONE WAY, Kurzdokumentarfilm
2020 MUKTI, SALVACIÓN, Dokumentarfilm
VERGÜENZA, Kurzdokumentarfilm
2021 EL RADIOAFICIONADO, Spielfilm HOF 2022
“We are all humans and we all have a certain fragility inside of us that can be broken if the wrong button is pressed. I think this is a very universal approach. As a filmmaker, I’ve been interested in human behavior for years and I truly believe that people within the autistic spectrum are very special humans. I wanted to create a magnetic and brave character with a beautiful inner world, a dreamer who would like to demonstrate who he is.
At the very beginning of the writing process, one of the main layers was ‘the sailors’ incapacity to be part of the society’ or its reverse. How some of them feel like outsiders being on the mainland and how they can’t have a typical life with their families. I used this as a very strong concept in order to create Nikolas father’s past story, and how Nikolas might feel throughout the film.”
Iker Elorietta
- Writer
- Iker Elorrieta
- Director of Photography
- Iker Elorrieta
- Editor
- Iker Elorrieta
- Costume Designer
- Goku Morales
- Sound
- Xanti Salvador
- Music Composer
- Aitor Etxebarria
- Producer
- Iker Elorrieta
- Alberto Sota