The Exiles (Spanish: Los Tortuga) is a 2024 drama film directed by Belén Funes. It stars Antonia Zegers and Elvira Lara.
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| Spanish | Los Tortuga |
| Directed by | Belén Funes |
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| Cinematography | Diego Cabezas |
| Edited by | Sergio Jiménez |
| Music by | Paloma Peñarrubia |
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| Distributed by | A Contracorriente Films |
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Plot
editThe plot tracks a mother-daughter relationship, in which both parts are mourning the passing of Julián, with the mother (Delia, Julián's wife) being a Chilean taxi driver in Catalonia and the daughter (Anabel; Julián's daughter) holding a close relationship to the land of Jaén, from which her father emigrated.[1][2] They both face eviction from their apartment in Collblanc, acquired by a vulture fund.[3]
Cast
editProduction
editThe film is a Spanish-Chilean co-production by Oberon Media, La Claqueta PC, Quijote Films, and Los Tortuga AIE.[2] It was shot in between the provinces of Barcelona and Jaén in late 2023.[6]
Release
editThe Exiles was presented in September 2024 in the 'Centrepiece' section of the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).[7] It is expected to be released theatrically in Spain on 15 November 2024 by A Contracorriente Films.[6]
Reception
editMichael Talbot-Haynes of Film Threat wrote that "there are times where The Exiles is so real that you can feel the air around the characters on the hairs of your arms".[4]
See also
editRelease
edit- ^ Martos, David (13 September 2024). "Kinótico Extra. 'Los Tortuga', la historia de duelo y exilio de Belén Funes, se lanza en Toronto". Kinótico.
- ^ Velasco Martín-Grande, Marcos (29 August 2024). "De 'La virgen roja' a 'La habitación de al lado': El cine español que queda este 2024". Ecartelera.
- ^ a b c d Talbot-Haynes, Michael (25 September 2024). "The Exiles (Los Tortuga)". Film Threat.
- ^ a b c "The Exiles". Film Factory Entertainment. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ a b Rivera, Alfonso (13 June 2024). "Belén Funes da los últimos retoques a su segundo largometraje, Los Tortuga". Cineuropa.
- ^ Casas, Quim (10 September 2024). "Lo último del cine español se luce en el Festival de Toronto". La Opinión A Coruña. Prensa Ibérica.