Someone Who Takes Care of Me

Someone Who Takes Care of Me
Film poster
SpanishAlguien que cuide de mí
Directed by
Screenplay by
  • Elvira Lindo
  • Daniela Fejerman
Produced byGerardo Herrero
Starring
CinematographyJuan Carlos Gómez
Edited byIrene Blecua
Music byPaula Olaz
Production
companies
  • Tornasol Media
  • Lo que nunca te dije AIE
Distributed byA Contracorriente Films
Release dates
  • 10 March 2023 (2023-03-10) (Málaga)
  • 28 April 2023 (2023-04-28) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Someone Who Takes Care of Me[1] (Spanish: Alguien que cuide de mí) is a 2023 Spanish comedy-drama film directed and written by Daniela Fejerman and Elvira Lindo which stars Aura Garrido and Emma Suárez.

Plot

Set in Madrid, the plot follows the fraught relation between three generations of thespians: Nora, her mother Cecilia, and her grandmother Magüi, underscored by a big secret withheld by Cecilia from Nora.[2][3]

Cast

Production

The film is based on an original story by Elvira Lindo tentatively titled Lo que nunca te dije.[3] It was produced by Tornasol Media and Lo que nunca te dije AIE, with the participation of RTVE, and Movistar Plus+, help from the Government of Navarre and support from ICAA.[4] It was shot from April to May 2022 primarily in Pamplona, Navarre.[5]

Release

Alguien que cuide de mí premiered as the opening film of the 26th Málaga Film Festival's official selection (out of competition) on 10 March 2023.[6][7][5] Distributed by A Contracorriente Films, it was released theatrically in Spain on 28 April 2023.[4]

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2024
 32nd Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Film Actor in a Minor Role Víctor Clavijo Won [8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Meza, Ed (12 March 2023). "Daniela Fejerman, Elvira Lindo's Malaga Film Festival Opener 'Someone Who Takes Care of Me' Celebrates Actors, Embraces Women With HIV". Variety.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Alguien que cuide de mí". Festival de Málaga. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e Boquerini (20 May 2022). "'Alguien que cuide de mí', el debut tras la cámara de Elvira Lindo". El Correo.
  4. ^ a b "Elvira Lindo debuta en el cine como directora con 'Alguien que cuide de mí'". rtve.es. 13 February 2023.
  5. ^ a b Stegmeier, Ion (22 February 2023). "La película navarra de Elvira Lindo y Daniela Fejerman abrirá Málaga". Diario de Navarra.
  6. ^ Marinetto, Pablo (10 March 2023). "'Alguien que cuide de mi': el relato en femenino de Elvira Lindo sobre los sueños, el ego y las rencillas familiares". ABC.
  7. ^ Aller, María (22 February 2023). "Festival de Málaga 2023: El certamen anuncia los contenidos de la 26ª edición". Fotogramas.
  8. ^ "Todos los nominados de la 32 edición de los Premios Unión de Actores y Actrices de España". Escribiendo Cine. 4 February 2024.