Alimañas (lit. 'Vermin') is a 2023 Spanish black comedy film written and directed by Pep Antón Gómez and Jordi Sánchez which stars Sánchez, Carlos Areces, Sílvia Abril, Loles Léon, and Carmina Barrios.
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| Cinematography | Juan Molina Temboury |
| Edited by | Azucena Baños |
| Music by | Isabel Royán |
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| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Entertainment |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
| Box office | €1.2 million[1] |
Plot edit
The plot follows two brothers (Carlos and Paco) hoping for their mother to die so they can inherit an apartment building in the centre of Madrid.[2][3]
Cast edit
- Jordi Sánchez as Paco[4]
- Carlos Areces as Carlos[4]
- Sílvia Abril as Mari Ángeles[4]
- Loles Léon as Nieves[4]
- Carmina Barrios as Chita[4]
- Pilar Bergés as Margarita[4]
- Antonio Resines[4]
Production edit
The film is a Feelgood, Kowalski Films, Goblin Audiovisual, and Alimañas AIE production, with the association of Sony Pictures International Productions, the participation of RTVE, Movistar Plus+, and Canal Sur and funding from the Madrid regional administration and ICAA.[5]
Release edit
Included as a late addition to the slate of the Manresa-based CLAM Festival,[6] Alimañas premiered on 20 October 2023.[7] Distributed by Sony Pictures Entertainment,[8] it was released theatrically in Spain on 27 October 2023.[9]
Reception edit
Enid Román Almansa of Cinemanía rated the film 2½ ot of 5 stars, deeming it to be "made for fans of the actors and no one else".[10]
Pablo Vázquez of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, describing it as "morally sordid, minimalist, nihilistic, uncomfortable and dark as a rat's belly, sometimes coarse and often insidious".[11]
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References edit
- ^ "Acumulado cine español 2023" (PDF). Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ ""Alimañas", la opera prima "de humor internacional" del actor Jordi Sánchez". La Vanguardia. 24 October 2023.
- ^ Pizarro, Miguel Ángel (27 October 2023). "'Alimañas': La avaricia rompe el saco". ecartelera.
- ^ a b c d e f g Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (23 October 2023). "Los estrenos del 27 de octubre. 'Alimañas'. Vecinos en lucha". Aisge.
- ^ Sánchez Sequera, Marco (24 October 2023). "'Alimañas' – estreno en cines 27 de octubre". Audiovisual451.
- ^ "El festival de cine social Clam 2023 programa por sorpresa 'Alimañas', un film de Jordi Sánchez y Pep Anton Gómez". El Periódico de Catalunya. Prensa Ibérica. 19 October 2023.
- ^ "El Festival Clam lliura els guardons als millors films". Regió7. Prensa Ibérica. 20 October 2023.
- ^ "'Alimañas': tráiler, cartel y sinopsis de la película de Jordi Sánchez con Carlos Areces". rtve.es. 10 October 2023.
- ^ Jordán, Álvaro (30 October 2023). "Pep Antón Gómez (estrena su película 'Alimañas'): "El dinero puede destruir hasta los vínculos más fuertes"". El Periódico de Aragón. Prensa Ibérica.
- ^ Román Almansa, Enid (26 October 2023). "Crítica de 'Alimañas': Jordi Sánchez vuelve a demostrar lo peor del ser humano, de la familia y de la comunidad de vecinos". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ Vázquez, Pablo (27 October 2023). "Crítica de 'Alimañas', la comedia que se avecina con Jordi Sánchez, Loles León, Silvia Abril y Carlos Areces". Fotogramas.