Short Film

THE FAUCET / EL GRIFO (2010) Short Film: Denis Rovira van Boekholt

The Faucet El Grifo

The Faucet Short Film, El Grifo Short Film. Denis Rovira van Boekholt‘s The Faucet / El Grifo (2010) short film stars Enrique Asenjo, Celso Bugallo, Ana Fernández, Daniel Freire, and Carlos Sampedro. The Faucet‘s plot synopsis: “A family leaves for an overdue trip, leaving the Old Man behind, alone in their modern home. An everyday, common situation that will end in a complete nightmare due to an unexpected…event.”

On the historic background of this short film:

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In the late 80s and early 90s the catchphrase from a commercial for a medical alarm and protection company called LifeCall was “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” Thus, almost immediately, a life-saving service for the elderly became the punchline for jokes and comedy sketches around the world.

Fast forward twenty years later and no one is joking about Denis Rovira Van Boekholt’s short film El Grifo (The Faucet)

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Source: Imdb, Twitchfilm

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Rollo Tomasi

Rollo Tomasi is a Connecticut-based film critic, TV show critic, news, and editorial writer. He will have a MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University in 2025. Rollo has written over 700 film, TV show, short film, Blu-ray, and 4K-Ultra reviews. His reviews are published in IMDb's External Reviews and in Google News. Previously you could find his work at Empire Movies, Blogcritics, and AltFilmGuide. Now you can find his work at FilmBook.
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