Icíar and Fernando are young. They are both going through the most traumatic experience of their short lives: the loss of a parent. But Fernando and Icíar can neither share the pain nor the ... Read allIcíar and Fernando are young. They are both going through the most traumatic experience of their short lives: the loss of a parent. But Fernando and Icíar can neither share the pain nor the strategies for dealing with it. They live in different times. Fernando in 1977 in Bilbao f... Read allIcíar and Fernando are young. They are both going through the most traumatic experience of their short lives: the loss of a parent. But Fernando and Icíar can neither share the pain nor the strategies for dealing with it. They live in different times. Fernando in 1977 in Bilbao faces the kidnapping of his father by ETA. Icíar in 2011 in Navarra faces her mother's fulm... Read all
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- TriviaBased on the Gabriela Ybarra's autobiographic novel, the kidnap of Javier Arriaga in the movie is based on the real-life kidnap of her grandfather Javier de Ybarra y Bergé. He was a businessman and former mayor of Bilbao, who in 1977 was captured on his home by a commando of terrorist band ETA, under threat to kill him unless the family paid 1,000,000,000 of pesetas (50,424,915.56 EUR as of 2022 according to inflation, equivalent to $54,047,441.49).
Adaptation of Gabriela Ybarra's autobiographical novel of the same name about a granddaughter wants to know about her family's painful past, and whose suffering has been latent since 1977 when ETA kidnapped her grandfather , so the kidnap of Javier Arriaga in the movie is based on the real-life kidnap of her ascendant Javier de Ybarra y Bergé -a businessman and former mayor of Bilbao- . Interesting to see how the generation of grandchildren allows themselves to inquire about the tragedies that befell their families in which silence and pain gripped the second generation of descendants . González-Sinde returns to the cinema after a long hiatus and she goes back , in my opinion, with an acceptable and interesting film. And it is not because the director has surpassed a remarkable work with this film, it is simply because Sinde's movie is correct and well adapted. The drama is approached from the intimate sentiment , from the family nucleus and in relation to the own members. The girl's memories return to her adult memory when she had been rrally affected similarly her father and the processes of each one will take different routes and times. There are several flashbacks in the Basque Country or Pais Vasco , in the 70s when the terrorist organization ETA brutally killed about one thousand people and acting similarly to Sicilian Mafia .Something as tragic as a kidnapping, a deadly disease happening around loved ones and seen from the prism of the granddaughter and daughter of the victims should have more power, reach the viewer in a closer, even devastating way. The film delves into the painful secrets of the heart that emerge in moments of life when it seems that they were anesthetized by slabs of coldness. The story is pretty well ; however , being slow-moving and some dull, because the story needs a vibration more real than the one offered in this sometimes tiring flick , though also contains interesting scenes , thrilling images and sensitive moments.
Although the film is paced in a contained way and with the skill that the director knows how to print in terms of rhythm, dialogues and others .The actors are all very good , the great Adriana Ozores stands out above all and the always solvent García Millán .
The picture is nice but slow and dull at times. Anyway, its is compensated with the great performances from main cast , and support cast such as Susana Abaitua, Ginés García Millán , Adriana Ozores , Fernando Oyagüez, Iñaki Miramón, Ane Gabarain, among others . Adding a sensitive score by Antonio Garamendi and charming choice of music, including Rosa León: Qué va a quedar de estos días and her children's songs . As well as evocative and adequate cinematography by Juan Carlos Gómez. The motion picture was directed by Ángeles González-Sinde . She is a prstigious screenwriter who was even Minister of Culture. Sinde has directed a few but decent films , such as : Una palabra tuya (2008 , ¿Y a mí quién me cuida? (2007), Madrid 11M: Todos íbamos en ese tren (2004), La suerte dormida (2003). Rating : 6.5/10 .In any case, a very stimulating memory exercise for being able to put very close events on the table in time that we should never forget.
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- Jan 9, 2023
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- €2,800,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $44,704
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
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