Becoming Ana[1] (Spanish: La mitad de Ana, lit. 'Half of Ana') is a 2024 drama film directed by Marta Nieto (in her directorial debut film), who also stars alongside Noa Álvarez and Nahuel Pérez Biscayart.

Plot

The plot follows the plight of museum guard Ana, who needs to learn to grapple with her 8-year-old child Son's exploration of self-identity and trans youth.

Cast

Production

Nieto first began to develop the project for her feature film debut in 2019 within the Spanish Film Academy's 'Residencias Academia de Cine' program.[3] As a part of the process, she wrote and directed the short film Son, which screened at the Seminci and LesGaiCineMad.[3] She then joined forces with Beatriz Herzog to write a "bigger, more complex" film.[3] The film is an Elastica and Avalon co-production with Mr Fields and Friends Cinema and Studiocanal,[4] with the participation of RTVE, Movistar Plus+, and À Punt and the backing from Ayuntamiento de Madrid, the Madrid regional administration, ICAA and IVC [ca].[1] Julián Elizalde [es] served as director of photography.[5] Shooting locations included Madrid.[6]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the 69th Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) on 21 October 2024, in competition for the Golden Spike.[7][8] Distributed by Elastica Films,[1] it was scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 13 December 2024.[9] The release date was later set for 10 January 2025.[10]

Reception

Javier Ocaña of El País wrote that "the uneveness of the situations is constant in a work that is as ambitious as it is difficult to crystallize".[11]

Pere Vall of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, billing it as a "a film with strong social and sociological overtones, but which does not rule out a foray into fantasy".[12]

Philipp Engel of Cinemanía rated Becoming Ana 3 out of 5 stars, declaring it "a film that makes a virtue of modesty", "although it runs the risk of seeming too self-absorbed".[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Becoming Ana". Seminci. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (7 January 2025). "Los estrenos del 10 de enero. 'La mitad de Ana'. Ser diferente". Aisge.
  3. ^ a b c Gael Blando, Darío (14 November 2022). "Marta Nieto: "Más allá de lo normativo, lo estanco y lo binario está la vida"". Vanity Fair.
  4. ^ "Becoming Ana [La mitad de Ana]". Spanish Kaleidoscope. Ministerio de Cultura. 16 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Marta Nieto debuta en la dirección con 'La mitad de Ana', película que también coescribe y protagoniza". Camera and Light Mag. 17 July 2023.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Marta Nieto reflexiona como directora sobre las nuevas identidades de género". La Opinión de Murcia. 22 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Marta Nieto compite con 'La mitad de Ana' por la Espiga de Oro en la Semana Internacional de Cine Valladolid". La Vanguardia. 26 September 2024.
  9. ^ Vasco Martín-Grande, Marcos (29 August 2024). "De 'La virgen roja' a 'La habitación de al lado': El cine español que queda este 2024". ecartelera.
  10. ^ "Marta Nieto ('La mitad de Ana') en Fical: "Son los adultos quienes deben aprender a gestionar miedos y dudas"". Europa Press. 19 November 2024.
  11. ^ Ocaña, Javier (10 January 2025). "'La mitad de Ana': identidad de género y esquinazos vitales en una niña y una madre". El País.
  12. ^ Vall, Pere (10 January 2025). "Crítica de 'La mitad de Ana', el debut como directora de Marta Nieto". Fotogramas.
  13. ^ Engel, Philipp (10 January 2025). "Crítica de 'La mitad de Ana': la puesta de largo de Marta Nieto como directora". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
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