8 (2025 film)
2025 Spanish film
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8 is a 2025 Spanish historical drama film written, directed, produced and edited by Julio Medem and starring Javier Rey and Ana Rujas.
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- Álvaro Longoria
- Rodrigo Espinel
- Julio Medem
- Ana Rujas
- Javier Rey
- Tamar Novas
- Loreto Mauleón
- Carla Díaz
- María Isasi
- Mateo Medina
- Oriol Riera
- Asier Burguete
- Patxi Barco
- Kandido Uranga
- Javier Morgade
- Andoni Agirregomezkorta
- Álvaro Morte
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| Directed by | Julio Medem |
| Written by | Julio Medem |
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| Cinematography | Rafa Reparaz |
| Edited by | Julio Medem |
| Music by | Lucas Vidal |
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| Distributed by | Vercine |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
Set over a 90-year period against the backdrop of the vicissitudes of 20th-century Spanish history, the plot explores the romantic relationship between Octavio and Adela, both born on 14 April 1931, in eight sequence shots.[1][2]
Cast
- Javier Rey as Octavio[3]
- Ana Rujas as Adela[3]
- Álvaro Morte[4]
- Tamar Novas[4]
- María Isasi[4]
- Loreto Mauleón[4]
- Carla Díaz[4]
- Mateo Medina[4]
- Irene Aragón[4]
- Jordi Catalán[4]
Production
The film is a Barbazul la película AIE, Eidan Produce, and Morena Films production alongside Quexito Films, with the participation of RTVE and Movistar Plus+.[1] Shooting locations included Artzineaga, Orduña, and Bilbao.[4] Latido Films is the film's international sales agent.[3]
Release
8 was presented on 16 March 2025 in a non-competitive slot of the 28th Málaga Film Festival's official selection.[5][6] Distributed by Vercine, the film is scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 21 March 2025.[7]
Reception
Víctor A. Gómez of La Opinión de Málaga declared the film "a shameless journey between delirium and nonsense, which fails hopelessly in all its objectives".[8]
Alfonso Rivera of Cineuropa considered that, in the film, Medem demonstrates again his ability to combine "the most sublime, melancholic and sensitive with the most ridiculous, pedantic and embarrassing".[9]
Javier Ocaña of El País determined the film to be a "fiasco", lamenting that while "the form still has its visual power" [the heart of the film] "is a political catechism for children".[10]
Juan Pando of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, warning that Medem's universe, "so personal, [it] demands a complicity that is not shared by all viewers", and the film is not an exception.[11]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2025 | 28th Málaga Film Festival | Silver Biznaga, Audience Award for Best Film (Out of Competition) | Won | ||