''Solo'' is a 2018 Spanish

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directed by Hugo Stuven and written by Santiago Lallana and Hugo Stuven about a young surfer who falls off a cliff, injures himself and finds himself in a situation where he needs to fight for his survival.

Plot

The plot dramatises the plight of Álvaro Vizcaíno, a surfer temporarily disappeared after falling from a cliff in

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in 2014.

Cast

Release

The film was presented at the

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in April 2018. Distributed by

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, it was theatrically released in Spain on 3 August 2018.

Reception

Andrea G. Bermejo of ''

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'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, writing that Alain Hernández "perfectly masters the screaming scale f desperationplaying urferÁlvaro Vizcaíno". Beatriz Martínez of ''

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'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars highlighting a very committed Hernández as the film's standout whilst citing the "dated" attempts of "visual poetry" as a drawback.

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