Joaquin Sabina 19 Days and 500 Nights

They still carry his house keys with them Joaquin Sabinas old friends It does not matter that the Madridbased singer who is adored throughout the Spanishspeaking community changed the locks to his house years ago After the brain haemorrhage that hit him in 2001 Sabina suddenly could not bear the dozens of friends anymore that invaded his house This was a raw deal for them as the interviews reveal that director Ramón Gieling had with them As in Gielings previous documentaries he created a cinematographic form for the interviews which he consistently applies Friends and former lovers are introduced in a minutely reconstructed copy of the living room they were expelled from In the real living room they used to lead a loose life without thinking about the health risks