The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

May 19, 2018

2h 13m

★ 6.7

Today's a marvelous day for adventures!

Overview

Toby, a cynical film director finds himself trapped in the outrageous delusions of an old Spanish shoe-maker who believes himself to be Don Quixote. In the course of their comic and increasingly surreal adventures, Toby is forced to confront the tragic repercussions of a film he made in his idealistic youth.

Genres

Adventure

Comedy

Production Companies

Alacran Pictures

Tornasol Media

Kinology

Entre Chien et Loup

Ukbar Filmes

El hombre que mató a Don Quijote AIE

Carisco Producciones AIE

Recorded Picture Company

TVE

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote Trailers

Cast

Toby

Adam Driver

Don Quixote

Jonathan Pryce

The Boss

Stellan Skarsgård

Alexei Miiskin

Jordi Mollà

Angelica

Joana Ribeiro

Gitano

Óscar Jaenada

Jacqui

Olga Kurylenko

Producer

Will Keen

Rossy de Palma

Sergi López

Melissa

Paloma Bloyd

Panicky Woman 1

Lídia Franco

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