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Alimañas

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Alimañas
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Written by
  • Pep Antón Gómez
  • Jordi Sánchez
Produced by
  • Juan Moreno
  • Guillermo Sempere
  • Koldo Zuazua
Starring
CinematographyJuan Molina Temboury
Edited byAzucena Baños
Music byIsabel Royán
Production
companies
  • Feelgood
  • Kowalski Films
  • Goblin Audiovisual
  • Alimañas AIE
Distributed bySony Pictures Entertainment
Release dates
  • 20 October 2023 (2023-10-20) (CLAM)
  • 27 October 2023 (2023-10-27) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish
Box office1.2 million[1]

Alimañas (lit.'Vermin') is a 2023 Spanish black comedy film written and directed by Pep Antón Gómez and Jordi Sánchez which stars Sánchez, Carlos Areces, Sílvia Abril, Loles Léon, and Carmina Barrios.

Plot

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The plot follows two brothers (Carlos and Paco) hoping for their mother to die so they can inherit an apartment building in the centre of Madrid.[2][3]

Cast

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Production

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The film is a Feelgood, Kowalski Films, Goblin Audiovisual, and Alimañas AIE production, with the association of Sony Pictures International Productions, the participation of RTVE, Movistar Plus+, and Canal Sur and funding from the Madrid regional administration and ICAA.[5]

Release

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Included as a late addition to the slate of the Manresa-based CLAM Festival [ca],[6] Alimañas premiered on 20 October 2023.[7] Distributed by Sony Pictures Entertainment,[8] it was released theatrically in Spain on 27 October 2023.[9]

Reception

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Enid Román Almansa of Cinemanía rated the film 2½ ot of 5 stars, deeming it to be "made for fans of the actors and no one else".[10]

Pablo Vázquez of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, describing it as "morally sordid, minimalist, nihilistic, uncomfortable and dark as a rat's belly, sometimes coarse and often insidious".[11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Acumulado cine español 2023" (PDF). Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  2. ^ ""Alimañas", la opera prima "de humor internacional" del actor Jordi Sánchez". La Vanguardia. 24 October 2023.
  3. ^ Pizarro, Miguel Ángel (27 October 2023). "'Alimañas': La avaricia rompe el saco". ecartelera.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (23 October 2023). "Los estrenos del 27 de octubre. 'Alimañas'. Vecinos en lucha". Aisge.
  5. ^ Sánchez Sequera, Marco (24 October 2023). "'Alimañas' – estreno en cines 27 de octubre". Audiovisual451.
  6. ^ "El festival de cine social Clam 2023 programa por sorpresa 'Alimañas', un film de Jordi Sánchez y Pep Anton Gómez". El Periódico de Catalunya. Prensa Ibérica. 19 October 2023.
  7. ^ "El Festival Clam lliura els guardons als millors films". Regió7. Prensa Ibérica. 20 October 2023.
  8. ^ "'Alimañas': tráiler, cartel y sinopsis de la película de Jordi Sánchez con Carlos Areces". rtve.es. 10 October 2023.
  9. ^ Jordán, Álvaro (30 October 2023). "Pep Antón Gómez (estrena su película 'Alimañas'): "El dinero puede destruir hasta los vínculos más fuertes"". El Periódico de Aragón. Prensa Ibérica.
  10. ^ Román Almansa, Enid (26 October 2023). "Crítica de 'Alimañas': Jordi Sánchez vuelve a demostrar lo peor del ser humano, de la familia y de la comunidad de vecinos". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  11. ^ Vázquez, Pablo (27 October 2023). "Crítica de 'Alimañas', la comedia que se avecina con Jordi Sánchez, Loles León, Silvia Abril y Carlos Areces". Fotogramas.