STORIES FROM THE KRONEN (HISTORIAS DEL KRONEN) European Union Films From Cannes

Sex, drugs, rock’n’roll-that’s just the early part of the evening for night-lifer Carlos. The largest
grossing film so far this year in Spain centers around a bar in downtown Madrid where Spanish
Generation Xers burn both sides of the candle. In U S movie terms, it’s Less Than Zero and
Bright Lights, Big City linked into one combustible hit. With a narrative as weird as its lead character,
Kronen is a searingly relentless film. It follows the summer-vacation activities of Carlos, a
22-year old student who parties round the clock, gathering with his friends at the Kronen … As
Carlos, Juan Diego Botto is a lethal combination of charm, evil and lust. He’s mesmerizing As
his sexually insatiable girlfriend, Nuria Prims is terrific, both amoral and sweet.-Duane Byrge,
The Hollywood Reporter