EXCLUSIVE: Spanish filmmaker Miguel Ángel Jiménez, the writer-director of Willem Dafoe starrer The Birthday Party, has set his next feature film with AF Films.
The new drama, dubbed Hijos del Miedo, tells the story of Salva, a young, far-right radical who spends his days between a job he hates at a large distribution warehouse, caring for his grandfather while also having wild nights out with his group of friends.
One night he brutally beats up an immigrant and then decides to flee to southern Spain to hide in the home of an old family friend who has no idea what kind of person Salva has become. In this area of greenhouses, relentless sun and intense social tension, Salva meets Cherry, a young woman who sparks in him a doubt about who he really is. AF Films is developing the project with Jiménez.
“The greatest challenge of this project will be
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