Sara's Notebook (Spanish: El cuaderno de Sara) is a 2018 Spanish drama film directed by Norberto López Amado and written by Jorge Guerricaechevarría, about how Laura Alonso (Belén Rueda) searches for her missing sister in the Democratic Republic of Congo.[1][2][3][4]

Sara's Notebook
SpanishEl cuaderno de Sara
Directed byNorberto López Amado
Written byJorge Guerricaechevarría
Produced byÁlvaro Augustin
Ghislain Barrois
Derrick Kibisi
Edmon Roch
Javier Ugarte
Starring
CinematographyDavid Omedes
Edited byPablo Marchetto
Music byJulio de la Rosa
Production
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Distributed byBuena Vista International
Release dates
  • 31 January 2018 (2018-01-31) (Cine Capitol premiere)
  • 2 February 2018 (2018-02-02) (Spain)
Running time
115 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish
Budget€1 million
Box office$6 million

Cast

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  • Belén Rueda as Laura
  • Marian Álvarez as Sara
  • Iván Mendes as Jamir
  • Marta Belaustegui [es] as Elsa.[5]
  • Enrico Lo Verso as Padre Salvio[6]
  • Manolo Cardona as Sergio
  • Nick Devlin as Sven
  • Florin Opritescu as Davor
  • Alfredo Araoz as Cámara TV
  • Armando Jerez as Sonidista TV
  • Djédjé Apali as Battiste (as Djedje Apali)
  • Malcolm Treviño-Sitté as Omar (as Malcolm T. Sitté)
  • Bella Agossou as Masira
  • María Luisa Mayo as Irene
  • Ramón Barea as Padre Laura y Sara
  • Astrid Jones as Lugarteniente
  • Santiago Adán as Tom (as Santi Adán)

Release

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Following a pre-screening on January 31, 2018 at Madrid's Cine Capitol [es],[7] the film was theatrically released in Spain on February 2, 2018,[8] distributed by Buena Vista International.[9] It was released on May 25, 2018 on Netflix streaming, although it will be removed from the catalog on May 26, 2023.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sara's Notebook delves into the darker side of human nature". The Daily Dot. June 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "Sara's Notebook Film Review". The Review Geek. 5 June 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  3. ^ "Sara's Notebook (El cuaderno de Sara) Review". Ready Steady Cut. 29 May 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  4. ^ "Africa-Set Thriller 'Sara's Notebook' Comes to Cannes From Film Factory (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. 16 May 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  5. ^ "'El cuaderno de Sara'". Aisge. 31 January 2018.
  6. ^ Moreno, Mar (13 January 2018). "Viaje al infierno de África con Belén Rueda". Smoda. El País.
  7. ^ Checa, Gema (1 February 2018). "Belén Rueda se rodea de amigos y compañeros en el estreno de 'El cuaderno de Sara'". Diez Minutos.
  8. ^ "Las películas españolas más taquilleras de 2018". Instyle. 10 June 2018.
  9. ^ "'El cuaderno de Sara' – estreno en cines 2 de febrero". Audiovisual451 (in Spanish). 29 January 2018.
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