Bolest a sláva

Salvator Mallo is a famous film director. He has collected many achievements during his career. Now his world is falling apart. Salvator feels only emptiness and is unable to create. If he wants to live on, he has to find a reason. In his memories, he goes back to his childhood in the 60s, when he and his parents emigrated to Valencia. He tries to remember the burning desire for his first love, which he met in Madrid in the 80s, and the pain that the breakup brought him. Then he felt the intoxication of life and suffering. For him, writing was an escape and oblivion. The magic of the film brought him fame and redemption from the failures of his life. Pain and Glory tells about the complexity of separating the creative process from one's own life and from the passions that give life meaning and hope.