Birth (2024 film)
2024 film
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Birth (Spanish: Alumbramiento) is a 2024 Spanish-Romanian drama film directed by Pau Teixidor and written by Teixidor and Lorena Iglesias. It stars Sofía Milán alongside María Vázquez.
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- Pau Teixidor
- Lorena Iglesias
- Pedro Hernández Santos
- Francesc Escribano
- Vlad Rădulescu
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| Spanish | Alumbramiento |
| Directed by | Pau Teixidor |
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| Cinematography | Pepe Gay de Liébana |
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| Music by | Petre Bog |
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| Distributed by | Filmax |
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| Language | Spanish |
Plot
The plot is set in 1982 Spain, against the backdrop of the country's purported political and social change. Pregnant Lucía is taken by her mother Marisa to a Catholic reformatory for teen pregnant women in Peñagrande, where she develops a strong friendship with other young women, while becoming the target of a baby theft ring centered in the reformatory.[1][2][3][4]
Cast
- Sofía Milán as Lucía[3]
- Celia Lopera as Inma[5]
- Carmen Escudero as Lola[5]
- Paula Agulló as Candela[5]
- Victoria Oliver as Rosa[5]
- Alba Munuera as Maika[5]
- Elisabet Hereu as Teresa[5]
- Miriam Rubio as Maribel[5]
- Claudia Pellicer as Maria[5]
- Andere Garabieta as Begoña[5]
- Laura Gómez Lacueva as Señorita Pura[5]
- Malena Gutiérrez as Sor María[5]
- Loles Gutiérrez as Sor Rocío[5]
- María Vázquez as Marisa[3]
Production
Release
The film was presented at the 8th BCN Film Fest on 24 April 2024.[3] Distributed by Filmax,[11] it is scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 19 June 2024.[12]
Reception
Enid Román Almansa of Cinemanía rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, considering it to be "emotional, hard, beautiful and tremendously necessary" in the verdict.[13]
Manuel J. Lombardo of Diario de Sevilla gave the film 3 stars, mentioning the time setting, the extraordinary mise-en-scene and the fitting cast of young actresses as some of the merits in it.[14]
Javier Ocaña of El País deemed the film to be a "modest but laudable work", lacking nonetheless "that touch of ambition" that turns movies into something else.[15]
Juan Pando of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars writing that "the youth cast, perfectly matched, is exceptional".[12]
Raquel Hernández Luján of HobbyConsolas gave the film 75 points ('good'), adding that it "demystifies the 1980s by pointing out their contradictions".[16]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2024 | 8th BCN Film Fest | Best Director | Pau Teixidor | Won | [17] |
| Best Actress | Young Actresses Cast (Sofía Milán, Celia Lopera, Carmen Escudero, Paula Agulló, Victoria Oliver, Alba Munuera) | Won | |||
2025 | 4th Carmen Awards | Best New Actress | Carmen Escudero | Nominated | [18][19] |