title: Fausto 5.0
text: # Fausto 5.0
  
  Fausto 5.0 is a fantasy film made in Spain and released in 2001.
  
  Fausto 5.0 is the last part of a trilogy dedicated to the figure of Faust. The first two instalments were F@ust 3.0 (originally a play) and The Damnation of Faust (originally an opera). All three films were developed for the screen by La Fura dels Baus, an experimental theatre group from Barcelona.
  
  ## Plot
  
  A doctor – Fausto – on the verge of a nervous breakdown, meets a former patient – Santos Vella – who promises to grant his every wish. Reality starts dissolving and Fausto begins to lose control.
  
  ## Awards
  
  * Méliès d'Or Award, 2002 (among others) for the best European fantasy film
  * International Fantasy Film Award (Best Film), Fantasporto 2002
  * Grand Prize, Gérardmer Film Festival 2002
  