Alimañas
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 office€1.2 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

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

Production

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

Included as a late addition to the slate of the Manresa-based CLAM Festival,[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

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

References

  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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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.
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