Jump into the Void
Theatrical release poster
SpanishSalto al vacío
Directed byDaniel Calparsoro
Screenplay byDaniel Calparsoro
Produced byEnrique Fernández Ayuso
Starring
CinematographyKiko de la Rica
Edited byPite Piñas
Production
companies
  • Yumping Films
  • Siurell Producciones
  • Fernando Colomo PC
Release dates
  • 17 February 1995 (1995-02-17) (Berlinale)
  • 3 March 1995 (1995-03-03) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Jump into the Void (Spanish: Salto al vacío) is a 1995 Spanish urban melodrama film written and directed by Daniel Calparsoro (in his directorial debut film) which stars Najwa Nimri, Roberto Chalu, Alfredo Villa, and Ion Gabella.

Plot

Set against the backdrop of youth living in the industry-heavy peripheral urban areas, the plot follows the plight of young arms trafficker and gang member Alex and her unrequited cravings for love and affection.[1][2][3]

Cast

Production

The film is a Yumping Films, Siurell Producciones and Fernando Colomo PC production, with the participation of TVE, Canal+ and Filmanía.[6] Shooting locations included Barakaldo and Sestao.[7]

Release

The film premiered in the 'Panorama' section of the 45th Berlin International Film Festival on 17 February 1995.[8][2] It was released theatrically in Spain on 3 March 1995.[9]

Reception

David Stratton of Variety assessed that the "ultra-violent pic" [...] "is leavened by the surprisingly tender treatment of the principal femme character, beautifully played by Najwa Nimry", otherwise writing that it "has 'cult' written all over it".[2]

Augusto Martínez Torres of El País wrote that despite the film being "full of irregularities", the helmer manages "a very personal work, a tender feminine portrait within the most terrible violence".[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Benavent 2000, p. 515.
  2. 1 2 3 Stratton, David (26 February 1995). "Jump into the Void". Variety.
  3. ↑ "'Salto al vacío', el debut de Daniel Calparsoro y Najwa Nimri". Diez Minutos. 12 September 2018.
  4. ↑ Davies, Ann (2009). Daniel Calparsoro. Manchester: Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-0-7190-7364-9.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Davies 2009, p. 187.
  6. ↑ Benavent 2000, p. 514.
  7. ↑ "Daniel Calparsoro, el diamante en bruto del cine español, en 'Tentaciones'". El País. 2 March 1995.
  8. ↑ Comas, José (19 February 1995). ""La realidad es todavía peor en Barakaldo"". El País.
  9. ↑ Benavent, Francisco María (2000). Cine español de los 90. Diccionario de películas, directores y temático. Bilbao: Ediciones Mensajero. p. 514. ISBN 84-271-2326-4.
  10. ↑ Martínez Torres, Augusto (6 March 1995). "Irregular retrato femenino". El País.
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