Counting Sheep (Spanish: Contando ovejas) is a 2022 Spanish-Argentine black comedy film directed by José Corral Llorente, starring Eneko Sagardoy and Natalia de Molina.[1][2]
Plot
The plot is set in 1993 Spain.[3] Lonely Ernesto lives in a ruinous building, and can barely sleep because of the noise from the neighbors. Some of his creations (a group of sheep made of papier-mâché) come to life and persuade him into doing unthinkable things.[4]
Cast
- Eneko Sagardoy as Ernesto
- Natalia de Molina as Paola
- Juan Grandinetti as Leandro
- José Luis García Pérez as Napoleón (voice)
- Manolo Solo as Platón (voice)
- Julián Villagrán as Metus (voice)
- Consuelo Trujillo as Doña Juana
- María Fernanda Valera as Laura
Production
The film is a Spanish-Argentine co-production by Aquí y Allí Films, Wanka Cine, Lanube Películas, and To Each His Strangers AIE with backing from ICAA, INCAA, Ibermedia, Canal Sur and Filmin.[5] It was shot in Madrid.[6]
Release
Distributed by Filmax,[5] the film was released theatrically in Spain on 13 April 2022.
Reception
Fernando Bernal of Cinemanía rated Counting Sheep 3 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be a "stimulating debut film between [a] constumbrista thriller and [a] nightmare" in the verdict.[7]
Beatriz Martínez of El Periódico de Catalunya rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be "an unclassifiable work, full of kamikaze ideas and with a murky and uncomfortable background that runs through it from beginning to end".[8]
See also
References
- ^ de la Fuente, Anna Marie (21 March 2022). "Malaga's Spanish Screenings: A Drill Down on Titles". Variety. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ Arribas, Alicia (7 April 2022). "Contando ovejas, una ácida crítica social al ninguneo y la soledad". lavanguardia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ Pizarro, Miguel Ángel (15 April 2022). "Eneko Sagardoy: "'Contando ovejas' refleja las diferentes caras de la masculinidad tóxica"". ecartelera.
- ^ Martínez, Beatriz (16 April 2022). "'Contando ovejas': una ópera prima rebosante de imaginación bizarra". El Periódico de Catalunya. Prensa Ibérica.
- ^ a b "Pedro Hernández: "Cada película que hago creo que voy aprendiendo a hacer mejor las cosas en producción, pero es mentira"". Audiovisual451. 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Del domingo 20 al sábado 26. Agenda". Página|12. 20 November 2022.
- ^ Bernal, Fernando (11 April 2022). "Crítica de 'Contando ovejas'". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ Martínez, Beatriz (12 April 2022). "'Contando ovejas': una inclasificable y arriesgada pesadilla". El Periódico de Catalunya. Prensa Ibérica.
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