The story of the radical transformation of the Priorat is epic and exciting. In just a few years, it was no longer a depressed region but one of the most prestigious wine-growing areas in the world. The protagonists of this story are, of course, the people of the region itself, but also… the Magnificent Five. This is the nickname given to a group made up by René Barbier, Daphne Glorian-Solomon, Álvaro Palacios, José Luis Pérez and Carlos Pastrana. At the beginning of the eighties, there were five crazy, visionary and brave young people who would end up revolutionising the wine sector in Spain.
Genre: History – Society – Wine
Duration: 52′ / 70′.
O.V.: Catalan, Spanish, English
Production Companies: Lastor Media / Un Capricho de Producciones
Co-producer: TVC
With the collaboration of: ICEC, Diputació de Tarragona, DOQ Priorat
Written by: Toni Orensanz, Santi Suárez-Baldrís, David Fernández de Castro, Tono Folguera
Disponible en: Filmin, Guide Doc
Producers: Belén Sánchez, Tono Folguera
Executive Producers: Sergi Moreno, Santi Suárez-Baldrís, Danielle Schleiff
Executive Producers TVC: Joan Salvat, Muntsa Tarrés
Cinematography: Román Parrado
Editing: Carlos Prieto
Sound Design: Diego Casares
Awards and festivals
- Opening Film of the ‘Cinema and Wine’ Section. Seminci (Valladolid, Spain. 2015)
- Best Documentary and Audience Awards. Memorimage Festival (Reus, Spain. 2016)
- Catalan Wine’ Award from INCAVI. Most International Wine and Cava Film Festival (Vilafranca, Spain. 2016)
- Official Selection IDFA (Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 2016)
- Best Documentary Nomination, Gaudí Awards (Catalan Film Academy. 2016)
- Official Selection Sofia International Film Festival (Sofia, Bulgaria. 2016)
- Official Selection Thessaloniki International Festival (Thessaloniki, Greece. 2016)
- Best Documentary of the Iberian Peninsula, Art&Tur Festival (Leiria, Portugal, 2017)
