| The Enchanted | |||
| Director: | Elena Trapé | ||
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| Country: | Spain | ||
| Language: | Catalan | ||
| Cinematography: | Pau Castejón Úbeda | ||
| Editing: | Sofi Escudé Poulenc | ||
| Distributor: | A Contracorriente Films | ||
The Enchanted (Catalan; Valencian: '''Els encantats'''|links=no) is a 2023 Spanish drama film directed by which stars Laia Costa alongside Dani Pérez Prada and Ainara Elejalde Bel.
Upon separating for the first time from her 4-year-old daughter, Irene moves to a family cottage located in a small village of the Catalan Pyrenees, meeting with the likes of grandfather Agustí, young neighbor Gina, and Ingrid, otherwise inviting cosmopolitan friend Erik to the place.[1] [2]
The film is a Coming Soon Films, A Contracorriente Films, and Encantats Films AIE production, with participation of RTVE and TVC and backing from ICAA and ICEC.[3] It was shot in (Vall Fosca), in the Pallars Jussà comarca of Catalonia.[4]
The film was presented at the 26th Málaga Film Festival on 12 March 2023.[5] It later screened at the 7th BCN Film Fest.[6] Distributed by A Contracorriente Films, it was released theatrically in Spain on 2 June 2023.[7]
Jonathan Holland of ScreenDaily deemed the film to be a "a disappointingly inert, overly-schematic drama", with a "wonderful" central performance by Costa, who "can only go so far in giving us access to the largely hermetic Irene".[8]
|-| || 26th Málaga Film Festival || Silver Biznaga for Best Screenplay || Elena Trapé, Miguel Ibáñez Monroy || || [9] |-| rowspan = "3" | || rowspan = "3" | 16th Gaudí Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Film || || rowspan = "3" | |-| Best Supporting Actress || Aina Clotet || |-| Best New Performance || Ainara Elejalde || |}