ASTRONAUTS

A diamond in the rough, ASTRONAUTS is the story of wild-eyed Daniel, a junkie who calls himself an ?astronaut.? After a life of flying high, forty-something Daniel goes cold turkey in a shepherd?s hut. Daniel actually has a job in the city renovating a rundown house ? regular physical work that will help him in his recovery. But along the way 16-year-old Laura, an Andalusian girl all alone in the world, attaches herself to him, and after awhile, he doesn?t resist. She helps him follow his disinterested state doctor?s ten-step program for normalcy, steps like ?socialization? and ?sex,? things that seem insurmountable to him. ASTRONAUTS is a wry, deadpan comedy with wildly funny situations, proving that starting over in life can be terrible and hilarious at the same time. Director Amodeo?s own band, Lavadora, provides the Velvet Underground-like soundtrack and Nancho Novo?s performance as Daniel is fantastic. This film is destined for cult status.