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| Director: | Belén Funes | ||
| Cinematography: | Diego Cabezas | ||
| Editing: | Sergio Jiménez | ||
| Music: | Paloma Peñarrubia | ||
| Distributor: | A Contracorriente Films |
The Exiles (es|'''Los Tortuga'''|links=no) is a 2024 drama film directed by Belén Funes. It stars Antonia Zegers and Elvira Lara.
The plot tracks a mother-daughter relationship, in which both parts are mourning the passing of Julián, with the mother (Delia, Julián's wife) being a Chilean taxi driver in Catalonia and the daughter (Anabel; Julián's daughter) holding a close relationship to the land of Jaén, from which her father emigrated.[1] They both face eviction from their apartment in, acquired by a vulture fund.[2]
The film is a Spanish-Chilean co-production by Oberon Media, La Claqueta PC, Quijote Films, and Los Tortuga AIE.[3] It was shot in between the provinces of Barcelona and Jaén in late 2023.
The Exiles was presented in September 2024 in the 'Centrepiece' section of the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).[4] It is expected to be released theatrically in Spain on 15 November 2024 by A Contracorriente Films.[5]
Michael Talbot-Haynes of Film Threat wrote that "there are times where The Exiles is so real that you can feel the air around the characters on the hairs of your arms".[6]