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The Gentiles (Spanish: Las gentiles) is a 2021 Spanish drama film directed by Santi Amodeo which stars África de la Cruz and Paula Díaz alongside Olga Navalón, Lola Buero and Alva Inger.

The Gentiles
Spanish	Las gentiles
Directed by	Santi Amodeo
Produced by	Daniel Pérez Astiárraga
Starring	África de la Cruz Paula Díaz Olga Navalón Lola Buero Alva Inger
Cinematography	Alex Catalán
Music by	Bronquio Santi Amodeo
Production companies	Grupo Tranquilo PC Sacromonte Films Las Gentiles Película AIE
Distributed by	Alfa Pictures
Release dates	7 November 2021 (2021-11-07) (Seville) 3 June 2022 (2022-06-03) (Spain)
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Plot

Set in Seville,[1] the plot tracks Ana, a teenager and social media enthusiast who feels attracted to Corrales, and which otherwise becomes acquainted with a suicide-related game.

Cast

Production

The film was produced by Grupo Tranquilo PC, Sacromonte Films and Las Gentiles AIE, with the participation of Canal Sur and funding from Junta de Andalucía.[4][5] Shooting began in February 2021 in Seville.[5] Alex Catalán was responsible for the cinematography.[6] The music was composed by Bronquio and Amodeo himself.[1]

Release

The film was presented at the 18th Seville European Film Festival in November 2021.[1][6] It also screened at the Tallinn Festival.[7] Distributed by Alfa Pictures,[8] it was theatricallly released in Spain on 3 June 2022.

Reception

Paula Arantzazu Ruiz of Cinemanía rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, writing that "encouraged by a suggestive clash between reality and virtuality", "the classic generational conflict" is resolved by Amodeo "with an unexpected and conventional way out", perhaps excessive for the reviewer, summing up as a bottom line: "live fast, die young and leave a beautiful story on Instagram".[8]

Eulàlia Iglesia of Fotogramas also scored 3 out of 5 stars, considering that Amodeo "records with enviable naturalness the disorientation of youth in the time of social media", while citing the "excessive" shock value of the final twist as a negative point.[9]

Javier Ocaña of El País considered the film to be "a story of exultant attitude and overwhelming personality in its young female characters".[10]

See also

• List of Spanish films of 2022

References

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