Upon Entry
Theatrical release poster
SpanishUpon Entry (La llegada)
Directed by
  • Alejandro Rojas
  • Juan Sebastián Vásquez
Screenplay by
  • Alejandro Rojas
  • Juan Sebastián Vásquez
Produced by
  • Carles Torras
  • Carlos Juárez
  • Xosé Zapata
  • Sergio Adrià
  • Alba Sotorra
Starring
CinematographyJuan Sebastián Vásquez
Edited byEmanuele Tiziani
Production
companies
  • Zabriskie Films
  • Basque Films
  • Sygnatia
Distributed byKarma Films
Release dates
  • November 2022 (2022-11) (PÖFF)
  • 16 June 2023 (2023-06-16) (Spain)
CountrySpain
Languages
  • Spanish
  • English
  • Catalan

Upon Entry is a 2022 Spanish drama film directed by Alejandro Rojas and Juan Sebastián Vásquez (in their directorial debut feature). It stars Alberto Ammann and Bruna Cusí alongside Ben Temple and Laura Gómez.

Plot

The plot concerns about the unpleasant vetting and questioning procedures that the couple formed by Diego (Venezuelan urbanist) and Elena (a contemporary dancer from Barcelona) suffers at the Newark Airport upon moving from Barcelona to the United States to start off a new life.[1][2]

Cast

Production

Written and directed by Venezuelan filmmakers Alejandro Rojas and Juan Sebastián Vásquez, Upon Entry is based on the helmers' personal experiences as immigrants.[2] The film is a Spanish co-production by Zabriskie Films, Basque Films, and Sygnatia, with the participation of TV3, and the support from ICEC, the Madrid regional administration, the Basque Government and Creative Europe's MEDIA.[1][4]

Release

Upon Entry screened at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) in November 2022.[4] It also made it to the official selection of the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival.[1] It was picked up by Charade and Anonymous Content ahead of its screening at the South by Southwest (SXSW) for its North-American premiere.[2] It also received screenings at the 26th Málaga Film Festival and BAFICI.[5] Distributed by Karma Films,[6] it was released theatrically in Spain on 16 June 2023.

Charade closed distribution deals in Italy (Exit Media), Japan (Shochiku), Portugal (Alambique), India (PictureWorks), CIS (Pionier), and France (Condor Distribution).[7]

Reception

According to the American review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, Upon Entry has a 100% approval rating based on 9 reviews from critics, with an average rating of 8.0/10.[8]

Júlia Olmo of Cineuropa assessed that despite the film seemingly touching towards its end upon the clichés it managed to steer clear of before, it "manages to be an enjoyable film", "to achieve its verisimilitude and to make us forget for a while" "that we are watching a fictional film".[4]

Jonathan Holland of ScreenDaily considered that the film "plays out in that grey zone where legitimate questioning ends and the state torture manual begins", pointing out how generating "so much drama from what is basically 74 minutes of people talking across a table at one another is very clever film making indeed".[3]

Jordi Batlle Caminal of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, highlighting the entire cast as the best thing about the film.[9]

Top ten lists

The film appeared on a number of critics' top ten lists of the best Spanish films of 2023:

Accolades

Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
2022
26th Tallinn Black Nights Film FestivalFIPRESCI AwardWon[15]
28th Kolkata International Film FestivalGolden Bengal Royal Tiger Award for Best FilmWon[16]
2023
26th Málaga Film FestivalSilver Biznaga for Best ActorAlberto AmmannWon[17]
23rd Golden Trailer AwardsBest Independent Trailer (for film budget shot under $1.5Million US)Upon Entry (ZEALOT)Won[18]
29th Forqué AwardsBest FilmNominated[19]
Best Actor in a FilmAlberto AmmannNominated
2024
11th Feroz AwardsBest Drama FilmPending
[20]
Best Actor in a FilmAlberto AmmannPending
16th Gaudí AwardsBest Non-Catalan Language FilmPending[21]
Best New DirectorJuan Sebastián Vásquez, Alejandro RojasPending
Best Original ScreenplayJuan Sebastián Vásquez, Alejandro RojasPending
Best ActressBruna CusíPending
Best ActorAlberto AmmannPending
79th CEC MedalsBest New DirectorAlejandro Rojas, Juan Sebastián VasquezPending[22]
Best Original ScreenplayAlejandro Rojas, Juan Sebastián VasquezPending
38th Goya AwardsBest ActorAlberto AmmannPending[23]
Best New DirectorAlejandro Rojas, Juan Sebastián VásquezPending
39th Independent Spirit AwardsBest First FeaturePending[24]
Best First ScreenplayAlejandro Rojas, Juan Sebastián VásquezPending
Best EditingEmanuele TizianiPending

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 ""Upon Entry", a la secció oficial del festival de Kolkata Film Festival". Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals. 20 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Keslassy, Elsa (18 January 2023). "Charades, Anonymous Content Team on Spanish Psychological Thriller 'Upon Entry' Ahead of SXSW (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Holland, Jonathan (15 March 2023). "'Upon Entry': Malaga Review". ScreenDaily.
  4. 1 2 3 Olmo, Júlia (29 November 2022). "Review: Upon Entry". Cineuropa.
  5. ↑ Belategui, Oskar (17 June 2023). "'Upon Entry': Una pesadilla en el aeropuerto muy real". El Correo. Grupo Vocento.
  6. ↑ Sánchez Sequera, Marco (13 June 2023). "'Upon Entry (La llegada)' – estreno en cines 16 de junio". Audiovisual451.
  7. ↑ Leffler, Rebecca (4 May 2023). "Spanish SXSW title 'Upon Entry' thrills for Charades in France, key territories (exclusive)". ScreenDaily.
  8. ↑ "Upon Entry". RottenTomatoes. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  9. ↑ Batlle Caminal, Jordi (16 June 2023). "Crítica de 'Upon Entry', el thriller kafkiano de Alberto Ammann y Bruna Cusí". Fotogramas.
  10. ↑ "Las mejores películas nacionales de 2023". Mondosonoro. 26 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Las 10 mejores películas españolas de 2023, el año de 'Cerrar los ojos'". El Cultural. 21 December 2023 – via El Español.
  12. ↑ Casas, Quim (22 December 2023). "Las 10 mejores películas españolas de 2023". El Periódico de Catalunya. Prensa Ibérica.
  13. ↑ Prieto, Belén; Morillo, Valentina (24 December 2023). "Las 10 mejores películas españolas de 2023". Series & Más – via El Español.
  14. ↑ Medina, Marta (21 December 2023). "Las 10 mejores películas españolas de 2023: niños robados, sexualidad femenina y monjas, muchas monjas". El Confidencial.
  15. ↑ "Alberto Ammann y Bruna Cusí retenidos al intentar entrar en EEUU en 'Upon Entry'". Cine con Ñ. 16 December 2022.
  16. ↑ Dasgupta, Priyanka (23 December 2022). "Curtains on Kolkata International Film Festival with two films from Bangladesh & Spain sharing top Rs 51 lakh award". The Times of India.
  17. ↑ Meza, Ed (18 March 2023). "Spain's '20,000 Species of Bees,' Panamanian Drama 'Sister & Sister' Win Malaga Film Festival's Golden Biznagas". Variety.
  18. ↑ Pedersen, Erik (June 29, 2023). "Golden Trailer Awards: Cocaine Bear, Only Murders In The Building & Oppenheimer Among Top Winners – Full List". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 30, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Palmarés completo de los Premios Forqué 2023: '20.000 especies de abejas' y 'La Mesías' lideran la apertura de la temporada". Cinemanía. 17 December 2023 – via 20minutos.es.
  20. ↑ "'Cerrar los ojos', '20.000 especies de abejas' y 'Un amor' encabezan las nominaciones a los Premios Feroz". rtve.es. 23 November 2023.
  21. ↑ Martín Amorós, Ismael (12 December 2023). ""Creatura" i "Saben aquell", màximes favorites als Premis Gaudí: totes les nominacions". 3/24 – via Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals.
  22. ↑ "Candidaturas de los Premios del Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos, Medallas CEC". Decine21. 28 December 2023.
  23. ↑ "Premios Goya 2024: '20.000 especies de abejas' arrasa en nominaciones por delante de Bayona y Erice". Cinemanía. 30 November 2023 – via 20minutos.es.
  24. ↑ Keates, Emma (December 5, 2023). "Here are all the nominees for the 2024 Film Independent Spirit awards". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
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