Devil Dog Road

Devil Dog Road
Film poster
Spanish	Lo carga el diablo
Directed by	Guillermo Polo
Screenplay by	Guillermo Polo David Pascual Guillermo Guerrero Vicente Peñarocha
Starring	Pablo Molinero Mero González Isak Férriz Antonia San Juan Emilio Buale Luifer Rodríguez Manuel de Blas Paco Montesdeoca Itziar Castro
Cinematography	Pablo G. Gallego
Edited by	Ernesto Arnal Vicente Ibañez Óscar Santamaría
Music by	Pablo Croissier
Production companies	Los Hermanos Polo Films Japónica Films Volcano Films Batiak Films
Distributed by	Begin Again Films
Release date	10 April 2024 (2024-04-10) (MFF)
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Devil Dog Road (Spanish: Lo carga el diablo) is a 2024 Spanish black comedy road movie directed by Guillermo Polo in his directorial debut feature. It stars Pablo Molinero and Mero González.

Plot

With the prospect of earning €20,000, middling writer Tristán agrees on fulfilling his conflictive brother Simón's death wish of transporting his dead body from Avilés to Benidorm, enlisting the help of teenager Álex.[1][2]

Cast

• Pablo Molinero as Tristán[1]
• Mero González as Álex[2]
• Isak Férriz as Simón[3]
• Antonia San Juan[1]
• Emilio Buale[4]
• Luifer Rodríguez[4]
• Manuel de Blas[4]
• Pino Montesdeoca[4]
• Itziar Castro[1]

Production

The film was produced by Los Hermanos Polo Films, Japónica Films, Volcano Films, and Batiak Films, with the participation of À Punt and the backing from Gobierno de Canarias and the support of IVC [ca].[5] It had a budget of around €750,000.[6] Shooting locations included Tenerife, the provinces of Valencia and Alicante, and Aragon.[5]

Release

For its world premiere on 10 April 2024, the film made it to the slate of the 41st Miami Film Festival (MFF).[5][7] It also screened as the opening film of the 39th Cinema Jove [es] festival in June 2024[3] and was included in the 'Castilla y León en largo' programme of the 69th Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci).[8]

Reception

Alfonso Rivera of Cineuropa billed the film as "a trippy, colourful road movie, halfway between comic and US indie film, but at the same time just as Iberian as a Bigas Luna flick".[3]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2025	7th Lola Gaos Awards	Best Director	Guillermo Polo	Pending	[9]
		Best Actor	Pablo Molinero	Pending
		Best Editing and Post-Production	Ernesto Arnal, Vicente Ibáñez, Óscar Santamaría	Pending
		Best Art Direction	Carla Fuentes, Alba de la Asunción	Pending
		Best Original Song	"Sueño intergaláctico"	Pending

See also

• List of Spanish films of 2024

References

1. Madueño, Teresa (20 June 2024). "'Lo carga el diablo': los fantasmas nunca mueren". Valencia Plaza.
2. "Guillermo Polo debuta con la 'road movie' ibérica 'Lo carga el diablo': "Como ópera prima es un poco suicida"". Europa Press. 20 June 2024.
3. Rivera, Alfonso (26 June 2024). "Review: Devil Dog Road". Cineuropa.
4. "Lo carga el diablo". seminci.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
5. "'Lo carga el diablo', de Guillermo Polo, seleccionado en el Festival de Cine de Miami". Valencia Plaza. 4 April 2024.
6. Moreira, Marta (27 October 2022). "En el rodaje de 'Lo carga el diablo', la película de humor negro que quiere realzar la belleza del casticismo español". Valencia Plaza.
7. Markowitz, Douglas (6 March 2024). "Here's the Complete Miami Film Festival 2024 Lineup". Miami New Times.
8. "El cine de Castilla y León asoma la cabeza en Seminci con dos largos y siete cortos". Diario de Valladolid. 26 September 2024.
9. Devís, Álvaro (19 December 2024). "'La casa' y 'L'àvia i el foraster', protagonistas de las nominaciones a los Premios Lola Gaos 2025". Valencia Plaza.