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The Beloved

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The acclaimed film director Esteban Martínez is a legend both for his films and for his past marked by violence and excess. For his new project, he offers his daughter Emilia a role under the pretext of helping her with her stalled acting career. Living together on set will foster a closeness they haven't shared for years, but it will also reopen old wounds that never healed.

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Philip De Semlyen Time Out 6d
5/5
The Beloved is a fabulous film about filmmaking, and an astute and hard-hitting one about family dynamics. It’s also a great argument that the two should be kept apart at all times. Go to Full Review Raphael Abraham Financial Times 6d
4/5
What follows in the final scenes is lightly anticlimactic, but The Beloved remains an acute study of the delicate balancing acts of those two ensemble efforts: filmmaking and parenting. Go to Full Review Sophie Monks Kaufman Little White Lies 6d
It is like reading a novel where the author has bolded all the most subtext-rich sections to ensure we understand the point. Soroyen’s reliance on this technique undermines the most impressive artistry present: the work of Bardem and Luengo. Go to Full Review Brandon Lewis AwardsWatch 54m
B
Bardem is an overwhelming presence, the kind that could blow everyone but the most entrenched performers off the screen. Go to Full Review Kathia Woods Cup of Soul 4d
8/10
This film is cinema that asks how much damage a person can absorb before they stop reaching for the hand that hurt them Go to Full Review Elena Lazic The Playlist 5d
A
Far from defending the behavior of this abusive artist, Sorogoyen exposes him as trapped between his memories and his imagination. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Rodrigo Sorogoyen

Director

Javier Bardem

Actor

Victoria Luengo

Actor

Raúl Arévalo

Actor

Marina Foïs

Actor

Mourad Ouani

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Movie Info

Synopsis The acclaimed film director Esteban Martínez is a legend both for his films and for his past marked by violence and excess. For his new project, he offers his daughter Emilia a role under the pretext of helping her with her stalled acting career. Living together on set will foster a closeness they haven't shared for years, but it will also reopen old wounds that never healed.
Director
Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Producer
Nacho Lavilla, Eduardo Villanueva
Screenwriter
Isabel Peña, Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Production Co
Movistar Plus+, Caballo Films, El Ser Querido
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Spanish