Starring ‘Julieta’s’ Emma Suárez, True Crime Thriller ‘Hour and Twenty’ Set to Roll for ‘75 Days’ Director Marc Romero (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Holly Jones Inspired by the tragic case of Spanish toddler Jonathan Vega, abducted in broad daylight from a Madrid shopping center, writer-director Marc Romero (“75 Days”) is set to begin production on “Hour and Twenty” (“Hora y Veinte”), alongside producers El Orgullo Producciones, La Cochera, Sorenfilms, La Raíz, Shift Dif and Corax Films.

The directors’ second high-octane feature shoots later this month, filming in Torrevieja (Alicante), Martos (Jaén), and Madrid over a five week stretch, further sponsored by Ayuntamiento de Torrevieja (Alicante) in collaboration with Ayuntamiento de Martos (Jaén).

The film is slated to hit theaters this fall. “We chose locations such as the Parque Natural de Las Lagunas de La Mata y Torrevieja (Alicante), because of its picturesque landscape of huge salt mountains surrounded by pink waters—it’s the perfect contrast to our thrilling, dark story,” Romero relayed.

The narrative centers on Manuela, played by Goya nominee Macarena Gómez (“Shrew’s Nest”), a brazen and frantic mother who’ll stop at nothing to find her six-year-old son Iván after he vanishes from their local mall on Christmas Eve. “Of the annual child disappearances worldwide, 95% have a happy ending and children return home to their parents.