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Los actores emergentes Julia Martínez y Diego Garisa protagonizan la película. © La Zona

Ha finalizado el rodaje de “Subsuelo”, el thriller psicológico de Fernando Franco basado en la novela homónima de Marcelo Luján.

“Subsuelo” sigue a Eva y Fabián, dos hermanos mellizos a punto de cumplir la mayoría de edad. Una noche de verano se verán involucrados en un trágico accidente. Las circunstancias concretas son, sin embargo, opacas y tan sólo parecen conocerlas ambos hermanos y Mabel, su madre.

Protagonizan la película Julia Martínez (“La Promesa”) y Diego Garisa (“Bienvenidos al Edén”) en la piel de los dos hermanos mellizos, junto a Nacho Sánchez (“Mantícora”), Sonia Almarcha (“El Buen Patrón”) e Itzan Escamilla (“Élite”). Completan el reparto Montse Díaz, Íñigo de la Iglesia, Elvira Cuadrupani, Lucía de la Puerta, Gerardo de Pablos y Jorge Cabrera.

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Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s ’The Beasts’ has 17 nominations.

Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s The Beasts leads the nominees for Spain’s prestigious Goya awards, with 17, followed closely by Alberto Rodríguez’s Prison 77 on 16.

The Beasts, which had its world premiere at Cannes, centres around a French couple who cause tensions in the local village to which they move. The psychological thriller is nominated in all major categories including best film where it lines up with Prison 77, Alauda Ruiz de Azúa’s Lullaby, Pilar Palomero’s La Maternal and Carla Simón’s Golden Bear winner Alcarràs.

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Spanish filmmaker Carlos Vermut has never been one to shy away from difficult subjects or characters, whether it be cruel kidnappings or heartbreaking suicides, his methodical and considerate touch gives more insight and power to the brutality of his character's lives. It's no wonder that his latest film, Manticore, would tackle one of the most taboo subjects, and as usual, with Vermut's signature style that will leave much of its audience reeling in shameful fascination. Julián (Nacho Sánchez) is a graphic modeller for a video game company, creating the kind of monstors and creatures that gamers love to battle. In his social life, he is painfully shy, living in a fair-sized apartment, working from home as often as possible, and...

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Other nominees include ‘Intemperie’, ’The Endless Trench’ and ’Fire Will Come’.

Alejandro Amenábar’s While At War leads the nominations for Spain’s 34th Goya Academy Awards but will face-off against Pedro Almodóvar’s Pain And Glory at the ceremony on January 25 in Malaga.

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Amenábar’s Spanish Civil War drama has secured 17 nominations while Almodóvar’s semi-autobiographical film has 16 nods.

While At War has proved a box office hit following its debut at Toronto, ranking as Spain’s third highest-grossing domestic film of 2019 and taking more than $11.3m to date.

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San Sebastian — Netflix has had, since arriving in Spain, a close relationship with the San Sebastian Film Festival.

Last year, Alfonso Cuarón’s “Roma” loomed large, featuring on the fest’s largest billboard. And this year, Daniel Sánchez Arévalo’s “Seventeen” occupied four adjacent billboards along the festival’s most highly trafficked walkway.

Premiering to industry and press on Thursday, the film’s first public screenings kicked off this morning at 9am. So far, the buzz has been good.

Two days before turning 18, Héctor escapes the juvenile detention center he’s lived in for two years after a dog he had been rehabilitating – although who was rehabilitating who is a matter for debate – is adopted and no longer able to visit the center.

After making good his escape, Héctor (Montoro) half-bakes a multi-part plan to A: Recruit his older brother Ismael (Nacho Sánchez) to his cause, B: Get his terminally...