After her witty and fun take on adult relationships in her multi-awarded "Perfect Life", writer-director-actress Leticia Dolera takes a look at lost love between parents and their teenage children and how it might be rediscovered in "Pubertat - Secrets, Lies and Human Castles". The six-part series from Spain completes Beta Film’s London TV Screenings line-up.
The title is produced by Miriam Porté for Distinto Films and Oriol Maymó for Corte y Confección de Películas and Uri Films, in co-production with 3Cat and the participation of Max in Spain. In addition to the co-production with the Belgian company AT-Productions. It also has the support of ICEC, the Creative Europe MEDIA program, and the Eurimages Pilot Programme for Series Co-Productions.
The series is set in a Catalan town with a long-standing tradition of building human towers, the “castells.” Declared Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, castells are not only a spectacle of local festivities but a symbol of the importance of each of its members, from the oldest to youngest. In "Pubertat - Secrets, Lies and Human Castles", the harmony of the close-knit community is disrupted by an accusation of sexual assault within the castells group. With it, not only the frailty of human relationships is revealed, but also the disruptive potential of social media – within and between all generations: between parents and their kids, as well as the kids and the so-called grown-ups amongst each other. Almost every town and castell member tries to play down what is said to have happened one crucial town festival night. Almost everyone...
Alongside writer-director Dolera, the series stars Xavi Saez, known from "Money Heist" and "Perfect Life", Betsy Turnez also from "Perfect Life", Anna Alarcón from the Spanish Netflix hit series "Welcome to Eden", as well as Biel Duran from the Movistar Plus+ series "La Mesías", and Vicky Peña, who starred in the Cannes Critics Week premiering "Libertad".
Leticia Dolera, Writer, Director, and Actress referred to the stage that the title addresses: "During puberty, the discovery of our sexuality and the natural changes in our bodies affect us deeply and make us vulnerable. We live in a society that pornifies and objectifies everything, while sex remains a taboo. How do teenagers navigate their sexuality in this context? And what about adults? This show was born from these questions and from a desire to pose them as a community," commented.
FInally, Peter Lohner, VP Acquisitions Hispanic & International, Beta Film GmbH celebrated the title´s storytelling: "Set against the iconic Castells festivals in Catalonia, 'Pubertat - Secrets, Lies and Human Castles' delves into complex questions of guilt, innocence, and generational secrets. With universal themes of truth, power, and tradition, the show’s rich cultural backdrop and intense narrative make it perfect for international audiences, resonating far beyond its local setting," stayed.
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