''Unicorns'' (; ) is a 2023 drama film directed by Àlex Lora starring

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alongside

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, and Pablo Molinero.

Plot

The life of young,

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and ambitious Isa begins to crumble as, undecided about committing to a stable

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relationship with Guillem, she returns to her family's home with her mother.

Cast

Production

The screenplay is a loose adaptation of Sofía Ros' novel ''Mi casa en llamas'', which deviates from the original work in primarily focusing on the protagonist's personal transformation. It was penned by Marta Vivet,

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, María Mínguez and Àlex Lora. The film was produced by Inicia Films alongside Jaibo Films, with support from of

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, IB3, ICEC,

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and Creative Europe's

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. Thais Català worked as cinematographer. Filming began in the

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, with some footage shot in Cala el Xarco (

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), also shooting in

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Release

The film is distributed by Filmax. Upon the wrapping of shooting, its theatrical release in Spain was expected for 2022. The film made it to the

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's official selection slate and was presented on 15 March 2023. It was scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 19 May 2023. Its release date was later reported to be 30 June 2023.

Reception

Toni Vall of ''

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'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, writing that it manages to "portray in depth the emptiness of our world", without being wishy-washy. Quim Casas of ''

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'' rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be "a somewhat erratic film about an erratic character".

Accolades

, - , rowspan = "12" align = "center" , 2023 , , rowspan = "12" , 6th Berlanga Awards , , colspan = "2" , Best Film , , , , rowspan = "12" , , - , Best Director , , Àlex Lora , , , - , Best Actress , , Greta Fernández , , , - , rowspan = "2" , Best Supporting Actress , , Inma Sancho , , , - , Isabel Requena , , , - , Best Supporting Actor , , Pablo Molinero , , , - , Best Screenplay , , María Mínguez, Marta Vivet, Pilar Palomero, Álex Lora , , , - , Best Editing and Post-Production , , Mariona Soler, Alex Lora , , , - , Best Cinematography and Lighting , , Thais Català , , , - , Best Art Direction , , Julia Yolanda , , , - , Best Production Supervision , , Maica Sanz , , , - , Best Original Score , , Isabel Latorre , ,

References

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