Son of Cain (Catalan: Fill de Caín) is a 2013 Spanish psychological thriller film directed by Jesús Monllaó and starring José Coronado, Julio Manrique, David Solans and Maria Molins. It is based on the novel Dear Cain by Ignacio García-Valiño. It is also Monllaó's directorial debut.[1][2]
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| Catalan | Fill de Caín |
| Directed by | Jesús Monllaó |
| Written by | Sergio Barrejón David Victori |
| Based on | Dear Cain by Ignacio García-Valiño |
| Produced by | Sebastian Mery |
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| Cinematography | Jordi Bransuela |
| Edited by | Bernat Aragonés Guillermo de la Cal Luis de la Madrid |
| Music by | Ethan Lewis Maltby |
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| Distributed by | Alfa Pictures |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
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Plot
editThe plot concerns the developments set in motion as the socially-awkward but gifted chess-playing boy Nico meets child psychologist Julio, who is also a chess aficionado. The latter ends up entangled in the affairs of Nico's family, formed by Nico's parents Carlos and Coral and his sister, the young Diana.
Cast
edit- José Coronado as Carlos Albert
- Maria Molins as Coral Folch
- Julio Manrique as Julio Beltrán
- David Solans as Nico Albert
- Helena de la Torre as Diana
- Jack Taylor as Andrew Holsteter
Production
editThe film was produced by Life&Pictures in co-production with Salto de Eje PC and Fosca Producciones and the associate production of TV3.[3][4] It features dialogue in both the Spanish and the Catalan languages.[1]
Release
editThe film was presented at the Málaga Film Festival's official selection on 22 April 2013.[5][6] Distributed by Alfa Pictures,[3] the film was theatrically released in Spain on 31 May 2013. The film was excluded from the 28th Goya Awards because the release date was not duly notified in form to the academy.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Holland, Jonathan (5 June 2013). "Son of Cain: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ Sachs, Ben. "Son of Cain". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ a b "'Hijo de Caín' – estreno en cines 31 de mayo". Audiovisual451. 27 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Estudian medidas legales por la exclusión de 'Hijo de Caín' de los premios Goya". 20minutos.es. 20 December 2013.
- ^ "Jesús Montllaó presenta Hijo de Caín en la Sección Official". Festival de Málaga. 22 April 2013.
- ^ "La familia modélica como reverso del nido de víboras". Málaga Hoy. 23 April 2013.