Nina (2024 film) explained

Director:Andrea Jaurrieta
Cinematography:Juli Carné Martorell
Editing:Miguel Ángel Trudu
Music:Zeltia Montes
Distributor:BTeam Pictures
Country:Spain
Language:Spanish

Nina is a 2024 Spanish thriller drama film directed and written by Andrea Jaurrieta which stars Patricia López Arnaiz as the title character alongside Darío Grandinetti.

Plot

45-year-old Nina returns to her seaside hometown, the fictional Arteire, ready to exert revenge on the man who ruined her life thirty years before.

Production

Written by Andrea Jaurrieta and consisting of a "very loose" adaptation of the play Nina by, the film blends drama with elements of neo-Western.[1] Nina is a BTeam Prods, Icónica Producciones, Irusoin and Lasai Producciones production, with participation of EiTB, Movistar Plus+, Filmin and, and backing from ICAA, the Basque Government, the Madrid regional administration, and the Government of Navarre. Shooting locations included Mundaka, Bermeo, the and Busturia.[2]

Release

The film premiered in the 27th Málaga Film Festival's main competition on 4 March 2024, vying for the Golden Biznaga.[3] [4] Distributed by BTeam Pictures, it was released theatrically in Spain on 10 May 2024.[5] [6]

Reception

Rubén Romero Santos of Cinemanía rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, mentioning a "spectacular" López Arnaiz, "the best Spanish actress at getting pissed off on screen".[7]

Ekaitz Ortega of HobbyConsolas gave the film 86 points ('very good') citing "Jaurrieta's control of the tempo, the ambitious commitment to never let the viewer rest at any moment and the performances" as the best things about the film.[8]

Luis Martínez of El Mundo gave the film 4 stars, writing that Jaurrieta "approaches Almodóvar's manners to compose a story tinged with melodrama".[9]

Accolades

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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ‘Nina’ se asocia al pasado que quiere ser asociado a lo incierto y al dolor. Gara. 17 May 2023. Koldo. Landaluze.
  2. Web site: Noticias de Navarra. 'Nina', un thriller de Andrea Jaurrieta. 17 July 2023. Ane. Araluzea.
  3. Web site: 'Nina', o cómo vengarte de tu depredador cuando todo el mundo calla. ABC. 4 March 2024.
  4. Web site: Festival de Málaga 2024: más películas que nunca y grandes nombres del cine español. Diario Sur. Grupo Vocento. Francisco. Griñán. 14 February 2024.
  5. Web site: 'Nina', de Andrea Jaurrieta, participará en la Sección Oficial a Competición del Festival de Málaga. Europa Press. 14 February 2024.
  6. Web site: ‘Nina’ de Andrea Jaurrieta participará en la Sección Oficial del Festival de Málaga. 14 February 2024. Noticias de Navarra.
  7. Web site: Crítica de 'Nina': furibundo alegato feminista con los códigos del western de venganza. 8 May 2024. Rubén. Romero Santos. Cinemanía. 20minutos.es.
  8. Web site: HobbyConsolas. Crítica de Nina, la intensa historia de venganza con una brillante Patricia López Arnaiz. 7 May 2024. Ekaitz. Ortega.
  9. Web site: Nina: orgullosa de ser y sangrar como 'western' (****). El Mundo. 9 May 2024. Luis. Martínez.
  10. Web site: ‘Saturn Return,’ ‘Radical,’ ‘Little Loves’ Top Spain’s Malaga Festival. Variety. 9 March 2024. John. Hopewell. Ed. Meza.