La bandera (transl. 'The Flag') is a 2024 Spanish comedy-drama film directed by Martín Cuervo from a screenplay by Guillem Clua based on Clua's play Al damunt dels nostres cants. It stars Imanol Arias, Ana Fernández, Miquel Fernández, and Aitor Luna.
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| Directed by | Martín Cuervo |
| Screenplay by | Guillem Clua |
| Based on | Al damunt dels nostres cants by Guillem Clua |
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| Cinematography | Pablo Bürmann |
| Edited by | Lucía Palicio |
| Music by | Iván Valdés |
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| Distributed by | A Contracorriente Films |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
editAging Tomás (accompanied by biographer Lina) summons his two children Jesús and Antonio, who vie for the hypothetical inheritance. As the siblings find out a huge flag erected on the garden, family strife ensues.[1][2]
Cast
edit- Imanol Arias as Tomás[2]
- Miquel Fernández as Jesús[2]
- Aitor Luna as Antonio[2]
- Ana Fernández as Lina[2]
Production
editThe project was originally set to be directed by Guillermo Ríos, but Hugo Martín Cuervo eventually took over direction duties.[1] The film is a Secuoya Studios, Álamo Producciones Audiovisuales, and A Contracorriente Films production.[2] It was shot in Tenerife.[1]
Release
editThe film was presented in a non-competitive slot of the 27th Málaga Film Festival on 7 March 2024.[2][3] Distributed by A Contracorriente Films, it is scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 14 June 2024.[4]
Reception
editJordi Batlle Caminal of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting the "brilliant" meanness in the dialogues as the best thing about the film, while negatively citing the non-credible and annoying sentimentality pertaining the denouement.[5]
Nuria Vidal of Cinemanía rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, underscoring it to be a "very conventional theatrical comedy that [only] works because of the actors" in the verdict.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Ginovés, Patricia (17 April 2024). "Finaliza en Tenerife el rodaje de 'La Bandera', con Imanol Arias". El Día.
- ^ a b c d e f g "'La bandera' reivindica el amor a los mayores por encima de las herencias". La Vanguardia. 7 March 2024.
- ^ Tejada, Paula (7 March 2024). "'La bandera', un canto al amor por los mayores y los conflictos familiares". Málaga Hoy. Grupo Joly.
- ^ "El campus La Inmortal aterriza en la Filmoteca con varios preestrenos". El Periódico de Aragón. Prensa Ibérica. 29 May 2024.
- ^ Batlle Caminal, Jordi (14 June 2024). "Crítica de 'La bandera', un inmenso Imanol Arias protagoniza esta comedia negra de esgrima verbal". Fotogramas.
- ^ Vidal, Nuria (13 June 2024). "Crítica de 'La bandera': una comedia con tintes de teatro filmado". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.