The Gentiles
Theatrical release poster
SpanishLas gentiles
Directed bySanti Amodeo
Screenplay bySanti Amodeo
Produced by
  • Daniel Pérez Astiárraga
  • Santi Amodeo
Starring
  • África de la Cruz
  • Paula Díaz
  • Olga Navalón
  • Lola Buero
  • Alva Inger
CinematographyAlex Catalán
Music by
  • Bronquio
  • Santi Amodeo
Production
companies
  • Grupo Tranquilo PC
  • Sacromonte Films
  • Las Gentiles Película AIE
Distributed byAlfa Pictures
Release dates
  • 7 November 2021 (2021-11-07) (Seville)
  • 3 June 2022 (2022-06-03) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

The Gentiles (Spanish: Las gentiles) is a 2021 Spanish drama film, directed, written, produced, and scored by Santi Amodeo. It stars África de la Cruz and Paula Díaz alongside Olga Navalón, Lola Buero and Alva Inger.

Plot

Set in Seville,[1] the plot tracks Ana, a teenager and social media enthusiast who feels attracted to Corrales, and which otherwise becomes acquainted with a suicide-related game.

Cast

  • África de la Cruz as Ana[2]
  • Paula Díaz as Corrales[2]
  • Beatriz Cotobal[3]
  • Teresa Cruz[3]
  • Rafa de Vera[3]
  • Olga Navalón[3]
  • Lola Buero[3]
  • Alva Inger[3]

Production

The film was produced by Grupo Tranquilo PC, Sacromonte Films and Las Gentiles AIE, with the participation of Canal Sur and funding from the Regional Government of Andalusia.[4][5] Shooting began in February 2021 in Seville.[5] Alex Catalán was responsible for the cinematography.[6] The music was composed by Bronquio and Amodeo himself.[1]

Release

The film was presented at the 18th Seville European Film Festival in November 2021.[1][6] It also screened at the Tallinn Festival.[7] Distributed by Alfa Pictures,[8] it was theatricallly released in Spain on 3 June 2022.

Reception

Paula Arantzazu Ruiz of Cinemanía rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, writing that "encouraged by a suggestive clash between reality and virtuality", the "classic generational conflict" is resolved by Amodeo "with an unexpected and conventional way out" perhaps excessive for the reviewer, summing up as a bottom line: "live fast, die young and leave a beautiful story on Instagram".[8]

Eulàlia Iglesias of Fotogramas also scored the film 3 out of 5 stars, opining that Amodeo "records with enviable naturalness the disorientation of youth in the time of social media", while citing the "excessive" shock value of the final twist as a negative point.[9]

Javier Ocaña of El País considered the film to be "a story of exultant attitude and overwhelming personality in its young female characters".[10]

Accolades

Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
20232nd Carmen AwardsBest FilmNominated[11][12]
Best DirectorSanti AmodeoNominated
Best Original ScreenplaySanti AmodeoNominated
Best Supporting ActressPaula DíazWon
Best New ActressÁfrica de la CruzWon
Best EditingJosé M. G. Moyano, Darío García GarcíaNominated
Best Art DirectionAna MedinaNominated
Best Production SupervisionEsther DianaNominated
Best Original ScoreBronquio, Santi AmodeoNominated
Best Original Song"Todo lo que llega un día se va" by Bronquio and Sebastián OrellanaNominated
Best Makeup and HairstylesCarmela Martín, Ana Medina SánchezNominated
Best SoundDani de Zayas, Carli Pérez Valero, Jorge MarínNominated
Best Special EffectsAmparo Martínez, Laura DomínguezNominated
202331st Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest New ActressÁfrica de la CruzNominated[13]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Távora, Antonio (7 November 2021). "Esta es la programación de este domingo 7 de noviembre en el Festival de Cine Europeo de Sevilla". ABC.
  2. 1 2 Sardá, Juan (3 June 2022). "'Las gentiles': ¿Por qué se suicida un adolescente?". El Cultural – via El Español.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "'Las gentiles', participada por Canal Sur, estará en el Festival de cine de Sevilla". Europa Press. 1 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Mucho más que jugar a morir, así es 'Las gentiles': ¡mira el tráiler!". RTVE. 6 June 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Santi Amodeo inicia en Sevilla el rodaje de '@Las_Gentiles', su sexto largometraje". Europa Press. 24 February 2021.
  6. 1 2 ""Las Gentiles", de Santi Amodeo, deslumbra en el Festival de Sevilla". Canal Sur. 7 November 2021.
  7. ↑ Sánchez Montáñez, Rebeca (30 May 2022). "'Las Gentiles' – estreno en cines 3 de junio". Audiovisual451.
  8. 1 2 Ruiz, Paula Arantzazu (1 June 2022). "Crítica de 'Las gentiles'". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  9. ↑ Iglesias, Eulàlia (2 June 2022). "Crítica de 'Las gentiles', el retrato de la juventud de Santi Amodeo". Fotogramas.
  10. ↑ Ocaña, Javier (3 June 2022). "'Las gentiles', o la eufórica tristeza de la adolescencia". El País.
  11. ↑ Martínez, Evaristo (14 December 2022). "'Controverso' opta a dos Carmen, que anuncian sus candidatos desde Almería". La Voz de Almería.
  12. ↑ Martínez, Evaristo (5 February 2023). "'Modelo 77' impone su ley en los Carmen del Cine Andaluz entregados en Almería". La Voz de Almería.
  13. ↑ Aller, María (14 March 2023). "Premios Unión de Actores 2023: 'As bestas' y 'Cinco lobitos', las películas más premiadas". Fotogramas.
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