Birth (Spanish: Alumbramiento) is a 2024 Spanish-Romanian drama film directed by Pau Teixidor and written by Teixidor and Lorena Iglesias. It stars Sofía Milán alongside María Vázquez.
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| Spanish | Alumbramiento |
| Directed by | Pau Teixidor |
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| Cinematography | Pepe Gay de Liébana |
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| Music by | Petre Bog |
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| Distributed by | Filmax |
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| Language | Spanish |
Plot
editThe plot is set in 1982 Spain, against the backdrop of the country's purported political and social change. Pregnant Lucía is taken by her mother Marisa to a Catholic reformatory for teen pregnant women in Peñagrande, where she develops a strong friendship with other young women, while becoming the target of a baby theft ring centered in the reformatory.[1][2][3][4]
Cast
edit- Sofía Milán as Lucía[3]
- Celia Lopera as Inma[5]
- Carmen Escudero as Lola[5]
- Paula Agulló as Candela[5]
- Victoria Oliver as Rosa[5]
- Alba Munuera as Maika[5]
- Elisabet Hereu as Teresa[5]
- Miriam Rubio as Maribel[5]
- Claudia Pellicer as Maria[5]
- Andere Garabieta as Begoña[5]
- Laura Gómez Lacueva as Señorita Pura[5]
- Malena Gutiérrez as Sor María[5]
- Loles Gutiérrez as Sor Rocío[5]
- María Vázquez as Marisa[3]
Production
editThe film is a Spanish-Romanian[6][7] co-production by Aquí y Allí Films, Minoria Absoluta, Alumbramiento AIE and Avanpost.[8] It had the participation of RTVE and backing from ICAA and Ayuntamiento de Madrid.[9] Shooting locations included Madrid.[10]
Release
editThe film was presented at the 8th BCN Film Fest on 24 April 2024.[3] Distributed by Filmax,[11] it is scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 19 June 2024.[12]
Reception
editEnid Román Almansa of Cinemanía rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, considering it to be "emotional, hard, beautiful and tremendously necessary" in the verdict.[13]
Manuel J. Lombardo of Diario de Sevilla gave the film 3 stars, mentioning the time setting, the extraordinary mise-en-scene and the fitting cast of young actresses as some of the merits in it.[14]
Javier Ocaña of El País deemed the film to be a "modest but laudable work", lacking nonetheless "that touch of ambition" that turns movies into something else.[15]
Juan Pando of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars writing that "the youth cast, perfectly matched, is exceptional".[12]
Raquel Hernández Luján of HobbyConsolas gave the film 75 points ('good'), adding that it "demystifies the 1980s by pointing out their contradictions".[16]
Accolades
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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8th BCN Film Fest | Best Director | Pau Teixidor | Won | [17] |
| Best Actress | Young Actresses Cast (Sofía Milán, Celia Lopera, Carmen Escudero, Paula Agulló, Victoria Oliver, Alba Munuera) | Won |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Don, Eli (24 April 2024). "Pau Teixidor sobre 'Alumbramiento': "És una pel·lícula amb temes que interpel·len l'espectador d'avui"". Regió7. Prensa Ibérica.
- ^ De Pablos, Emiliano (4 March 2024). "Filmax Snags Pau Teixidor Feature 'Birth,' From 'Life and Nothing More' Producer Aquí y Allí Films (Exclusive)". Variety.
- ^ a b c d "Pau Teixidor retrata en 'Alumbramiento' un internado de chicas embarazadas en los ochenta". Infobae. 24 April 2024.
- ^ Rebolledo, Matías G. (21 June 2024). "Pau Teixidor: "Las víctimas de los bebés robados no han recibido ninguna disculpa formal"". La Razón.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Alumbramiento". Filmax. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "Alumbramiento". BCN Film Fest. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Alumbramiento". Catálogo de Cinespañol. ICAA. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ Chico, Fran (29 February 2024). "El cine español invade el BCN Film Fest 2024 con 7 estrenos mundiales". Fotogramas.
- ^ Rivera, Alfonso (30 March 2023). "María Vázquez protagoniza Alumbramiento, de Pau Teixidor". Cineuropa.
- ^ Fernández, David (22 January 2024). "Madrid tira los precios para convertir la capital en un plató de rodaje: tasa de solo 49 euros por cada solicitud para grabar una serie, película o anuncio". Infobae.
- ^ "RTVE.es estrena el tráiler de 'Alumbramiento', la memoria de los centros para jóvenes embarazadas y los robos de bebés". rtve.es. 29 April 2024.
- ^ a b Pando, Juan (20 June 2024). "Crítica de 'Alumbramiento', realidad sin sensacionalismos en una nueva mirada sobre el tráfico de bebés". Fotogramas.
- ^ Román Almansa, Enid (17 June 2024). "Crítica de 'Alumbramiento': a la memoria de todas aquellas mujeres a las que les robaron sus vidas". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ Lombardo, Manuel J. (19 June 2024). "Niñas, madres, hermanas". Diario de Sevilla.
- ^ Ocaña, Javier (19 June 2024). "'Alumbramiento': digna pero limitada mirada a los reformatorios para adolescentes embarazadas". El País.
- ^ Hernández Luján, Raquel (21 June 2024). "Crítica de Alumbramiento, un retrato del doble rasero de la España de los 80". HobbyConsolas.
- ^ Borrull, Mariona (26 April 2024). "Palmarés del BCN Film Fest 2024: 'El destino de Maya' y 'Alumbramiento' triunfan en una edición pletórica". Fotogramas.