The Sandman (2007 film)
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- Hugo Silva
- María Valverde
- Irene Visedo
- Alberto Jiménez
- Samuel Le Bihan
- Héctor Noas
- Miguel de Lira
- Mercedes Sampietro
- Gabrielle Lazure
- Ana Torrent
- Silvia Marty
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| Spanish | El hombre de arena |
| Directed by | José Manuel González-Berbel |
| Screenplay by | José Manuel González-Berbel |
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| Cinematography | Antonio González Méndez |
| Music by | Cristina Pato |
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| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing de España |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
The Sandman (Spanish: El hombre de arena)[1] is a 2007 Spanish romantic drama film directed by José Manuel González-Berbel (in his directorial debut feature) which stars Hugo Silva and María Valverde. The plot is set in a Francoist psychiatric hospital.
After being interned into a psychiatric ward in Extremadura in the late 1960s, free-spirit Mateo changes the lives of the inmates in the asylum, including Lola's.[2][3]
Cast
- Hugo Silva as Mateo[4]
- María Valverde as Lola[5]
- Irene Visedo as Carmen[6]
- Mercedes Sampietro as Carmen mayor[6]
- Ana Torrent as María la Cigarrona[6]
- Alberto Jiménez as Burgos[6]
- Samuel Le Bihan as El francés[6]
- Héctor Noas as Luis[6]
- Miguel de Lira as Joao[6]
- Ana Ruiz as Silvia[6]
- Gabrielle Lazure as Gabrielle[6]
- Silvia Marty as Emilia[6]
Production
Release
The film screened at the 1st Tangier-Málaga Spanish Film Festival.[9] Distributed by Sony Pictures,[10] it was released theatrically in Spain on 9 November 2007.[11]
Reception
Javier Cortijo of ABC assessed that the love story side of the film is weighed down by the [leading] actors, whilst supporting cast members (Jiménez and Visedo, together with Torrent's brief appearance) manage to uplift the whole to a certain extent.[12]
Alberto Luchini of El Mundo considered that, well-achieved atmosphere notwithstanding, the screenplay is a mess, with "what was supposed to be moving ends up provoking indifference".[13]