The Uncovering (Spanish: El desentierro) is a 2018 Spanish-Argentine crime thriller film directed by Nacho Ruipérez. Its cast features Leonardo Sbaraglia, Michel Noher, Jan Cornet, Ana Torrent, Jelena Jovanova, and Nesrin Cavadzade.
Plot
Returned from Buenos Aires to a Valencian town to attend the funeral of his uncle Félix (a prominent local politician), Jordi comes across cousin Diego, and the two begin to dig into the keys of the disappearance of his father Pau 20 years ago, crossing paths with a series of criminals and pimps.[1][2]
Cast
- Michel Noher as Jordi[1]
- Jordi Rebellón as Félix[1]
- Leonardo Sbaraglia as Pau[1]
- Jan Cornet as Diego[1]
- Raúl Prieto as Richi[1]
- Ana Torrent as Dora[2]
- Jelena Jovanova as Vera[2]
- Nesrin Cavadzade[3]
- Cristina Perales[3]
- Francesc Garrido[3]
- Arben Bajraktaraj[3]
Production
The Uncovering is a Spanish-Argentine co-production by El Desentierro AIE and Aleph Media.[4] Filming began in the ricefields near Sueca on 12 September 2017.[2] The film features dialogue in Spanish, Valencian (Catalan), English, and Albanian.[5][6]
Release
For its world premiere, the film made it to the slate of the 15th Seville European Film Festival.[7] Distributed by Filmax,[4] it was released theatrically in Spain on 16 November 2018.
Reception
The review in Cinemanía rated the film 2½ out of 5 stars, deeming the plot to be "complex and too often confusing".[8]
Beatriz Martínez of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, lamenting that "the narration is a bit clumsy and uneven" as "the film [still] has grit and a good dose of expressive murkiness", highlighting the recreation of the Levantine 1990s as the best thing about the film.[9]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018
|
1st Valencian Audiovisual Awards | Best Film | Won | ||
| Best Director | Nacho Ruipérez | Won | |||
| Best Screenplay | Nacho Ruipérez, Mario Fernández | Won | |||
| Best Original Score | Arnau Bataller | Nominated | |||
| Best Cinematography | Javier Salmones, Carlos Pérez | Nominated | |||
| Best Editing | Teresa Font | Won | |||
| Best Art Direction | Abdón Alcañiz | Won | |||
| Best Production Supervision | Marifé Rueda | Won | |||
| Best Sound | Antonio Rodríguez Mármol | Nominated | |||
| Best Costume Design | Giovanna Ribes | Nominated | |||
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (14 November 2018). "Los estrenos del 16 de noviembre. 'El desentierro'. Cuentas pendientes con el pasado". Aisge.
- ^ a b c d Contreras, Voro (7 November 2017). "Los marjales más oscuros de l'Albufera". Levante-EMV. Prensa Ibérica.
- ^ a b c d ""El Desentierro", un retrato de altas miras sobre la corrupción y la memoria". La Vanguardia. 14 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Mi obra maestra, El desentierro, Alegría tristeza, Ni distintos ni diferentes: Campeones, El silencio de otros, Oscuros y lucientes y Hayati (Mi vida)". Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. 15 November 2018.
- ^ Viñas, Eugenio (8 October 2018). "'El desentierro': el thriller 'made in València' del que vas a oír hablar". Valencia Plaza.
- ^ "El desentierro" (PDF). Academia. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. 2018. p. 105. ISSN 2174-0097.
- ^ "La cinta valenciana 'El desentierro' se estrenará en el Festival de Cine Europe de Sevilla". Las Provincias. Grupo Vocento. 29 October 2018.
- ^ "El desentierro". Cinemanía. 15 November 2018 – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ Martínez, Beatriz (17 November 2018). "El desentierro". Fotogramas.
- ^ "'El desentierro', 'Perfectos desconocidos' y 'Fishbone', las más nominadas a los Premios del Audiovisual Valenciano". Europa Press. 6 November 2018.
- ^ "Los Premios del Audiovisual Valenciano coronan a 'El desentierro'". Las Provincias. Grupo Vocento. 17 November 2018.
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