Image+Nation
Peppermint Diesel 20%

Peppermint Diesel 20%

MARIANGELA PLUCHINO | FINLAND | 2024 | 15 MIN | ENGLISH

MARIANGELA PLUCHINO | FINLAND | 2024 | 15 MIN | ENGLISH

VIRTUALShort

Synopsis

After a long day on set, Liboria and Claudia stop at a deserted gas station and mistakenly fill their van with the wrong fuel. When someone from a past assault appears, tension rises, and Claudia takes the driver hostage, blurring the line between justice, revenge, and consent.

Filmmaker Bio

Mariangela Pluchin of Maracay, Venezuela, is a psychologist turned filmmaker. After completing a psychology degree at the University of Costa Rica, she earned her master’s in documentary filmmaking from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Her films include the short Infinite Galatée and Leonarda: Flesh Ain’t Weak, delving into the complexities of human lives.

Producer

Danai Anagnostou

Writer

Mariangela Pluchino

Cinematographer

Kerttu Hakkarainen

Cast

  • Katja Kiuru
  • Laura Cemin
  • Maikon K
  • Saara Hasan
  • Daniele Secondi

Also playing with

PosterShort
The Space You Need[I+N CONNEXE]21 minutesThis programme includes 6 filmsCOMEDY EN COURTS89 minutes

Frustrated sci-fi writer Julian is facing a slump in his relationship. So will his fiancé Leo's trip into orbit with the world's first ever low-cost alternative spaceline provide them with just the space they need to get back on track?

PosterShort
I Have to Run 20 minutesThis programme includes 6 filmsCOMEDY EN COURTS89 minutes

A 32-year-old gay artist flees repressive laws and war in Russia for Berlin, leaving his boyfriend behind. They try to sustain their relationship across the distance, but their realities quickly diverge, and life in Berlin proves less "rainbow-coloured" than expected.

PosterShort
Gay Jesus5 minutesThis programme includes 6 filmsCOMEDY EN COURTS89 minutes

Jesus tries to save humanity and fulfill his purpose on earth, but runs into some unexpected, internalized hurdles.

PosterShort
Drainomania15 minutesThis programme includes 6 filmsCOMEDY EN COURTS89 minutes

Unaware that her relationship is at a crossroads, daydreamer Katie neglects to clean the bathroom as her girlfriend asked. This plunges her into a fever dream that could either tear them apart or bind them together forever.

PosterShort
Carrotica13 minutesThis programme includes 6 filmsCOMEDY EN COURTS89 minutes

A mother and son navigate their lust and loneliness in the queerest of ways.

PosterShort
The Space You Need[I+N CONNEXE]21 minutesThis programme includes 6 filmsCOMEDY EN COURTS89 minutes

Frustrated sci-fi writer Julian is facing a slump in his relationship. So will his fiancé Leo's trip into orbit with the world's first ever low-cost alternative spaceline provide them with just the space they need to get back on track?

PosterShort
I Have to Run 20 minutesThis programme includes 6 filmsCOMEDY EN COURTS89 minutes

A 32-year-old gay artist flees repressive laws and war in Russia for Berlin, leaving his boyfriend behind. They try to sustain their relationship across the distance, but their realities quickly diverge, and life in Berlin proves less "rainbow-coloured" than expected.

PosterShort
Gay Jesus5 minutesThis programme includes 6 filmsCOMEDY EN COURTS89 minutes

Jesus tries to save humanity and fulfill his purpose on earth, but runs into some unexpected, internalized hurdles.

PosterShort
Drainomania15 minutesThis programme includes 6 filmsCOMEDY EN COURTS89 minutes

Unaware that her relationship is at a crossroads, daydreamer Katie neglects to clean the bathroom as her girlfriend asked. This plunges her into a fever dream that could either tear them apart or bind them together forever.

PosterShort
Carrotica13 minutesThis programme includes 6 filmsCOMEDY EN COURTS89 minutes

A mother and son navigate their lust and loneliness in the queerest of ways.