A Whale (Spanish: Una ballena) is a 2024 neo-noir fantasy thriller film written and directed by Pablo Hernando. It stars Ingrid García-Jonsson and Ramón Barea.
Plot
The plot follows Ingrid, a contract killer who draws her power to vanish without a trace from another world inhabited by monsters.[1][2]
Cast
- Ingrid García-Jonsson[3]
- Ramón Barea as Melville[3]
- Kepa Errasti[3]
Production
In the view of Hernando the film is "first and foremost" "the story of a contract killer in a world of smugglers and mobsters", linking it to Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Samouraï.[3] García-Jonsson cited instead Nicolas Winding Refn's filmography and Under the Skin as references.[3]
The film was produced by Señor y Señora, Sayaka Producciones, and Orisa Produzioni.[4] Shooting locations in Biscay included the artificial island of Zorrotzaurre.[3] Upon wrapping shooting, Hernando reported that the project was going to enter a long post-production because of the profusion of VFX.[5]
Release
The film was presented at the 57th Sitges Film Festival on 10 October 2024.[6] Distributed by Elastica,[4][7] it is expected to receive a theatrical release in Spain on 28 March 2025.[8][9]
Reception
Júlia Olmo of Cineuropa described A Whale as "a cross between film noir, science fiction and cosmic horror", lauding it as "a film as cryptic as it is beautiful, and at times hypnotic".[10]
See also
References
- ^ Atutxa, Sandra (13 March 2023). "'Una ballena', la nueva película del director vasco Pablo Hernando, se rueda en Bizkaia". Deia.
- ^ Lang, Jamie (3 December 2024). "Latido Deals Top Indie Titles 'They Will Be Dust', 'A Whale', 'Night Silence', 'Raqqa: Spy vs. Spy' and 'Justicia Artificial' in Key Territories". Variety.
- ^ a b c d e f Belategui, Oskar (9 May 2023). "Una asesina a sueldo en Zorrozaurre". El Correo. Grupo Vocento.
- ^ a b Lana, Nagore (10 October 2024). "El cine vitoriano conquista Sitges con asesinas a sueldo". Gasteiz Hoy.
- ^ González, Carlos (21 August 2023). "'Una ballena' de Pablo Hernando, ya está en plena postproducción". Noticias de Álava.
- ^ "Pablo Hernando mezcla cine negro y fantasía en 'Una ballena' en el Festival de Sitges". La Vanguardia. 10 October 2024.
- ^ González, Carlos (17 July 2024). "El vitoriano Pablo Hernando estrenará 'Una ballena' en el Festival de Sitges". Noticias de Álava.
- ^ Fernández, Harri X. (21 December 2024). "Estrenos de cine vasco en 2025: las producciones más esperadas". Noticias de Gipuzkoa.
- ^ Sánchez Sequera, Marco (3 January 2025). "El cine español que se estrenará en 2025". Audiovisual451.
- ^ Olmo, Júlia (10 October 2024). "Review: A Whale". Cineuropa.
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