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| Director: | Helena Taberna | ||
| Cinematography: | Javier Agirre | ||
| Editing: | Teresa Font | ||
| Music: | Ángel Illarramendi | ||
| Studio: | Lamia Producciones | ||
| Distributor: | Alfa Pictures | ||
| Country: | Spain | ||
| Language: | Spanish |
The Cliff (Spanish; Castilian: '''Acantilado'''|links=no) is a 2016 Spanish thriller film directed by based on the novel El contenido del silencio by Lucía Etxebarria which stars Goya Toledo, Daniel Grao, Juana Acosta, Ingrid García-Jonsson, and Jon Kortajarena.
Attorney Gabriel goes to the Canary Islands to look for his sister, cult adept Cordelia, missing since a collective suicide took place in the cult. He is helped by Cordelia's friend Helena, coming across the criminal investigation of inspector Santana.
The film is a Lamia production, with the participation of TVE, ETB, Movistar+, Euskaltel and Gobierno de Navarra.[1] Shooting locations included Navarre, Gipuzkoa, and Gran Canaria.
The film premiered at the 19th Málaga Film Festival on 25 April 2016.[2] Distributed by Alfa Pictures, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 3 June 2016.
Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be a "cold and efficient" thriller.[3]
Beatriz Martínez of Fotogramas rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be "a film without rhythm, weighed down by inconcretion and that only raises interesting ideas to leave them in a limbo of unanswered questions".[4]