The Cliff
Theatrical release poster
SpanishAcantilado
Directed byHelena Taberna
Screenplay by
  • Helena Taberna
  • Andrés Martorell
  • Natxo López
Based onEl contenido del silencio
by Lucía Etxebarria
Produced by
  • Helena Taberna
  • Iker Ganuza
Starring
CinematographyJavier Agirre
Edited byTeresa Font
Music byÁngel Illarramendi
Production
company
Lamia Producciones
Distributed byAlfa Pictures
Release dates
  • 25 April 2016 (2016-04-25) (Málaga)
  • 3 June 2016 (2016-06-03) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

The Cliff (Spanish: Acantilado) is a 2016 Spanish thriller film directed by Helena Taberna based on the novel El contenido del silencio by Lucía Etxebarria which stars Goya Toledo, Daniel Grao, Juana Acosta, Ingrid García-Jonsson, and Jon Kortajarena.

Plot

Attorney Gabriel goes to the Canary Islands to look for his sister, cult adept Cordelia, missing since a collective suicide took place in the cult. He is helped by Cordelia's friend Helena, coming across the criminal investigation of inspector Santana.[1]

Cast

Production

The film is a Lamia production, with the participation of TVE, ETB, Movistar+, Euskaltel and Gobierno de Navarra.[4] Shooting locations included Navarre, Gipuzkoa, and Gran Canaria.[4]

Release

The film premiered at the 19th Málaga Film Festival on 25 April 2016.[5] Distributed by Alfa Pictures,[4] the film was released theatrically in Spain on 3 June 2016.

Reception

Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be a "cold and efficient" thriller.[6]

Beatriz Martínez of Fotogramas rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be "a film without rhythm, weighed down by inconcretion and that only raises interesting ideas to leave them in a limbo of unanswered questions".[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "'Acantilado', con Daniel Grao y Juana Acosta". Diez Minutos. 6 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (2 June 2016). "Los estrenos del 3 de junio. 'Acantilado'. Sectas esotéricas bajo sospecha". Aisge.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Acantilado". Lamia Producciones. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "'Acantilado', la nueva película de Helena Taberna, se estrenará el 3 de junio". Noticias de Navarra. 1 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "'Acantilado', de Helena Taberna, se sumerge en el mundo de las sectas". Europa Press. 25 April 2016.
  6. ↑ Bermejo, Andrea G. (30 May 2016). "Acantilado". 20minutos.es.
  7. ↑ Martínez, Beatriz (11 April 2016). "Acantilado". Fotogramas.
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