The Enchanted (film)
2023 Spanish film
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The Enchanted (Catalan: Els encantats) is a 2023 Spanish drama film directed by Elena Trapé which stars Laia Costa alongside Dani Pérez Prada and Ainara Elejalde Bel.
CatalanEls encantats
Directed byElena Trapé
Written by
- Elena Trapé
- Miguel Ibáñez Monroy
Produced by
- Adolfo Blanco
- Marta Ramírez
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| Catalan | Els encantats |
| Directed by | Elena Trapé |
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| Cinematography | Pau Castejón Úbeda |
| Edited by | Sofi Escudé Poulenc |
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| Distributed by | A Contracorriente Films |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Catalan |
Plot
Cast
- Laia Costa as Irene[2]
- Pep Cruz as Agustí[2]
- Aina Clotet as Ingrid[2]
- Daniel Pérez Prada as Erik[2]
- Ainara Elejalde as Gina[2]
- Dèlia Brufau as Marta[2]
- Carlos di Ros as Guillem[2]
Production
Release
The film was presented at the 26th Málaga Film Festival on 12 March 2023.[6] It later screened at the 7th BCN Film Fest.[7] Distributed by A Contracorriente Films,[4] it was released theatrically in Spain on 2 June 2023.[8]
Reception
Jonathan Holland of ScreenDaily deemed the film to be a "a disappointingly inert, overly-schematic drama", with a "wonderful" central performance by Costa, who "can only go so far in giving us access to the largely hermetic Irene".[2]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2023 | 26th Málaga Film Festival | Silver Biznaga for Best Screenplay | Elena Trapé, Miguel Ibáñez Monroy | Won | [9] |
2024 | 16th Gaudí Awards | Best Film | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Aina Clotet | Nominated | |||
| Best New Performance | Ainara Elejalde | Nominated | |||