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| Director: | Rafa Russo | ||
| Screenplay: | Rafa Russo | ||
| Music: | Claudia Bardagí | ||
| Distributor: | Filmax | ||
| Cinematography: | Daniel Aranyó | ||
| Editing: | Marta Salas | ||
| Language: | Spanish |
The Year of Fury (Spanish; Castilian: '''El año de la furia'''|links=no)[1] is a 2020 Spanish-Uruguayan drama film directed by Rafa Russo which stars Alberto Ammann, Joaquín Furriel, Daniel Grao, Martina Gusman, Sara Sálamo, and Maribel Verdú.
Set in 1972 Montevideo, a year before the 1973 coup d'état, the plot tracks the lives of different people: television screenwriters Diego and Leonardo, military officer and torturer Rojas, prostitute Susana, anti-Francoist Spaniard and hostal owner Emilia, and the latter's daughter, political fighter Jenny.[2]
The film is a Spanish-Uruguayan co-production by Gona, Aliwood Mediterráneo Producciones and Cimarrón, with backing from Ibermedia, ICAA and RTVE.[3] Footage was shot in Montevideo (outdoor scenes) and Madrid (indoor scenes).
The film was presented at the 65th Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) in October 2020.[4] Distributed by Filmax,[5] it was released theatrically in Spain on 28 May 2021.
Javier Ocaña of El País deemed the film to be a "more than worthy approach to political cinema, with marked melodramatic overtones".[6]
Alberto Luchini of El Mundo rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting its realistic characters, portrayed with multiple edges and without manichaeism, as the best thing about the film.[7]