A journey towards paradise becomes a descent into surrealism in FANDO Y LIS. Fando and his partially paralysed lover Lis travel across a barren landscape in search of the mythical city of Tar, encountering grotesque rituals, strange strangers and bursts of violence along the way. Jodorowsky’s debut is raw, theatrical and defiantly strange - a feverish declaration of intent.

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Rialto Recommends FANDO Y LIS is Jodorowsky before the legend fully formed - rough-edged, confrontational and already obsessed with desire, cruelty, ritual and transformation. Adapted from Fernando Arrabal’s play, it plays like a happening caught on film: part love story, part nightmare, part provocation. Chaotic, unsettling and fascinating, it is the unmistakable first blast from a filmmaker determined to break every rule.