Nina (2024 film)

Nina
Film poster
Directed byAndrea Jaurrieta
Written byAndrea Jaurrieta
Based onNina
by José Ramón Fernández
Produced by
  • Alex Lafuente
  • José Nolla
  • Ander Sagardoy
  • Ander Barinaga-Rementeria
  • Xabier Berzosa
Starring
CinematographyJuli Carné Martorell
Edited byMiguel Ángel Trudu
Music byZeltia Montes
Production
companies
  • Iconica Producciones
  • BTeam Prods
  • Irusoin
  • Nina La Película AIE
  • Lasai Producciones
Distributed byBTeam Pictures
Release dates
  • 4 March 2024 (2024-03-04) (Málaga)
  • 10 May 2024 (2024-05-10) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

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 exact revenge on the man who ruined her life thirty years before.[1][2][3]

Cast

Production

Written by Andrea Jaurrieta and consisting of a "very loose" adaptation of the play Nina by José Ramón Fernández [es],[3] the film blends drama with elements of neo-Western.[2] Nina is a BTeam Prods, Icónica Producciones, Irusoin and Lasai Producciones production, with participation of EiTB, Movistar Plus+, Filmin and Vodafone TV [es], and backing from ICAA, the Basque Government, the Madrid regional administration, and the Government of Navarre.[1] Shooting locations included Mundaka, Bermeo, the Laga Beach [es] and Busturia.[3]

Release

The film premiered in the 27th Málaga Film Festival's main competition on 4 March 2024, vying for the Golden Biznaga.[6][7] Distributed by BTeam Pictures, it was released theatrically in Spain on 10 May 2024.[8][1] Nina also made it to the programme of the 42nd Torino Film Festival.[9]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 83% of 6 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.2/10.[10]

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".[11]

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.[12]

Luis Martínez of El Mundo gave the film 4 stars, writing that Jaurrieta "approaches Almodóvar's manners to compose a story tinged with melodrama".[13]

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2024
 27th Málaga Film Festival Critics Award Won [14]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "'Nina' de Andrea Jaurrieta participará en la Sección Oficial del Festival de Málaga". Noticias de Navarra. 14 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b Landaluze, Koldo (17 May 2023). "'Nina' se asocia al pasado que quiere ser asociado a lo incierto y al dolor". Gara.
  3. ^ a b c Araluzea, Ane (17 July 2023). "'Nina', un thriller de Andrea Jaurrieta". Noticias de Navarra.
  4. ^ a b Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (6 May 2024). "Los estrenos del 10 de mayo. 'Nina'. El lado de la venganza". Aisge.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Nina". Festival de Málaga. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  6. ^ "'Nina', o cómo vengarte de tu depredador cuando todo el mundo calla". ABC. 4 March 2024.
  7. ^ Griñán, Francisco (14 February 2024). "Festival de Málaga 2024: más películas que nunca y grandes nombres del cine español". Diario Sur. Grupo Vocento.
  8. ^ "'Nina', de Andrea Jaurrieta, participará en la Sección Oficial a Competición del Festival de Málaga". Europa Press. 14 February 2024.
  9. ^ Scarpa, Vittoria (8 November 2024). "The 42nd Torino Film Festival presents its programme". Cineuropa.
  10. ^ "Nina". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  11. ^ Romero Santos, Rubén (8 May 2024). "Crítica de 'Nina': furibundo alegato feminista con los códigos del western de venganza". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  12. ^ Ortega, Ekaitz (7 May 2024). "Crítica de Nina, la intensa historia de venganza con una brillante Patricia López Arnaiz". HobbyConsolas.
  13. ^ Martínez, Luis (9 May 2024). "Nina: orgullosa de ser y sangrar como 'western' (****)". El Mundo.
  14. ^ Hopewell, John; Meza, Ed (9 March 2024). "'Saturn Return,' 'Radical,' 'Little Loves' Top Spain's Malaga Festival". Variety.