The Sacred Spirit Explained

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Director:Chema García Ibarra
Cinematography:Ion de Sosa
Editing:Ana Pfaff
Distributor:La Aventura
Language:Spanish

The Sacred Spirit (Spanish; Castilian: '''Espíritu sagrado'''|links=no) is a 2021 tragicomedy film playing with science fiction themes directed and written by Chema García Ibarra. The cast is led by Nacho Fernández, Llum Arques, Joanna Valverde and Rocío Ibáñez. It is a Spain–France–Turkey international co-production.

Plot

Primarily set in Elche,[1] [2] the fiction tracks the members of an association of ufologists that see their secret mankind-changing master plan imperiled after their leader dies. Meanwhile, everyone else is looking for a missing girl.

Production

A joint Spain–France–Turkey co-production, the film was produced by Apellániz & De Sosa and Jaibo Films alongside La Fábrica Nocturna Cinèma and Teferruat Films, with the participation of Movistar+,, RTVE and TRT, support and help from the IVC, ICAA, the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, CNC Cinema du Monde and Eurimages.[3] [4] Filming began on 12 October 2020 in Elche.[5]

Release

The Sacred Spirit had its world premiere at the 74th Locarno Film Festival (LFF) on 10 August 2021.[6] The film was also presented in October 2021 at the Toulouse Spanish Film Festival[7] and on 8 November 2021 at the 18th Seville European Film Festival (SEFF).[8] Distributed by La Aventura,[9] it was theatrically released in Spain on 26 November 2021.

Arrow Films inked UK rights for the film whereas HBO Europe acquired rights to the film for its European territories for a HBO Max release.[10]

Reception

The American review-aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes recorded a 93% approval rating, with an average score of 7.9/10, based on 14 reviews.[11]

Jay Weissberg of Variety considered the "puckish" debut full-length film imagining dark goings-on among UFO believers to be a "an immaculately framed feature generating uneasy amusement in the viewer".[12]

Accolades

|-| rowspan = "6" align = "center" | 2021 || rowspan = "6" | 4th Berlanga Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Feature Film || || rowspan = "6" | [13] [14] |-| Best Director || Chema García Ibarra || |-| Best Screenplay || Chema García Ibarra || |-| Best Leading Actor || Nacho Fernández || |-| Best Art Direction || Leonor Díaz || |-| Best Production Supervision || Miguel Molina || |-| align = "center" rowspan = "3" | 2022 || rowspan = "2" | 9th Feroz Awards || colspan="2" | Best Drama Film || || rowspan = "2" | [15] [16] [17] |-| colspan = "2" | Arrebato Award (Fiction) || |-| Spanish Screenwriters' Union Awards || Best Screenplay in a Comedy Feature Film || Chema García Ibarra || || [18] [19] |-| align = "center" | 2022 || colspan = "2" | 48th Seattle International Film Festival || Special Jury Prize for Originality of Vision (Ibero-American competition) || || align = "center" | [20] |}

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elche: es un mundo extraño. Diario de Sevilla. 9 November 2021. Manuel J.. Lombardo.
  2. Web site: Chema García Ibarra: cómo conquistar el universo sin salir de Elche. El Mundo. 12 August 2021. Luis. Martínez.
  3. Web site: 'Seis días corrientes' y 'Espíritu sagrado', premiados en la 74 edición del Festival de Locarno. Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte. 16 August 2021.
  4. Web site: Cine 'Seis días corrientes' y 'Espíritu sagrado' competirán en el Festival de Locarno. rtve. 1 July 2021.
  5. Web site: Comienza el rodaje de 'Espíritu sagrado', primer largometraje de Chema García Ibarra. Audiovisual451. 13 October 2020.
  6. Web site: Ovnis, raptos y costumbrismo alicantino: el 'Espíritu sagrado' de Chema García Ibarra. El Confidencial. 12 August 2021. Marta. Medina.
  7. Web site: Toulouse : découvrez le palmarès du festival Cinespaña. L'Opinion Indépendante. Héloïse. Thépaut. 11 October 2021.
  8. Web site: García Ibarra trae al Festival de Sevilla un largo alucinado en un Elche hiperrealista. ABC. Jesús. Morillo. 8 November 2021.
  9. Web site: 'Espíritu sagrado' – estreno en cines 26 de noviembre. Audiovisual451. 26 November 2021.
  10. Web site: Locarno Competition title 'The Sacred Spirit' seals UK, Europe deals (exclusive). ScreenDaily. 7 October 2021. Ben. Dalton.
  11. Web site: The Sacred Spirit. Rotten Tomatoes. 15 August 2023.
  12. Web site: Variety. 'The Sacred Spirit' Review: This Puckish Spanish Debut Imagines Dark Goings-On Among UFO Believers. 15 August 2021. Jay. Weissberg.
  13. Web site: 'Lucas', 'Las consecuencias' y 'El lodo' se imponen en las nominaciones de los Premios Berlanga 2021. Europa Press. 18 November 2021.
  14. Web site: 'Espíritu sagrado', 'El cover' y 'Las consecuencias' triunfan en los Premios Berlanga 2021. Cine y Tele. 5 December 2021.
  15. Web site: El Mundo. 'El buen patrón', favorita en el Premios Feroz, con las sorpresas de 'Espíritu sagrado', 'Libertad' y 'Tres'. 25 November 2021.
  16. Web site: Los Feroz 2022 completan sus nominaciones con los premios Arrebato de ficción y no ficción. 21 December 2021. Audiovisual451.
  17. Web site: Premios Feroz 2022: Mejor película, actor y actriz Todos los ganadores y premios en directo. La Vanguardia. María. Romero Medinilla. 30 January 2022.
  18. Web site: Los Premios del Sindicato de Guionistas de España cierran sus nominaciones. Exclusiva Digital. 15 February 2022. 16 February 2022. 16 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220216005202/https://www.exclusivadigital.com/entretenimiento/los-premios-del-sindicato-de-guionistas-de-espana-alma-cierran-sus-nominaciones/. dead.
  19. Web site: 'Cachitos' y 'Venga Juan', entre las ganadoras televisivas de los Premios ALMA a los mejores guiones de 2021. Vertele!. eldiario.es. 24 March 2022.
  20. Web site: 'Klondike,' 'Know Your Place' Win Big at Seattle International Film Festival (Winners List). indiewire.com. 24 April 2022. Christian. Ziko.

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