Iffi to open with Spanish-Mexican musical drama

Panaji: El Rey de Todo El Mundo (‘The king of all the world’), a Spanish-Mexican

musical

drama directed by Carlos Saura will be the opening film at the 52nd International Film Festival of India (

Iffi

). This will also be the film’s international premier.

The film revolves around Manuel, who is preparing his next musical, and seeks the help of Sara, his ex-wife, a renowned choreographer. During the rehearsals, the passion and tension among the dancers grow, as powerful

Mexican

music sets the tone, and tragedy, fiction and reality intertwine.

‘Power of the dog’, directed by Jane Campion, who won best director at the Venice film festival, will be the mid-fest film.