The Year of Fury (Spanish: El año de la furia)[1] is a 2020 Spanish-Uruguayan drama film directed by Rafa Russo which stars Alberto Ammann, Joaquín Furriel, Daniel Grao, Martina Gusman, Sara Sálamo, and Maribel Verdú.
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| Spanish | El año de la furia |
| Directed by | Rafa Russo |
| Screenplay by | Rafa Russo |
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| Cinematography | Daniel Aranyó |
| Edited by | Marta Salas |
| Music by | Claudia Bardagí |
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| Distributed by | Filmax (es) |
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| Language | Spanish |
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Set in 1972 Montevideo, a year before the 1973 coup d'état, the plot tracks the lives of different people: television screenwriters Diego and Leonardo, military officer and torturer Rojas, prostitute Susana, anti-Francoist Spaniard and hostal owner Emilia, and the latter's daughter, political fighter Jenny.[2][3][4]
Cast edit
- Alberto Ammann as Diego[4]
- Joaquín Furriel as Leonardo[4]
- Daniel Grao as Rojas[4]
- Martina Gusman as Susana[4]
- Sara Sálamo as Jenny[4]
- Maribel Verdú as Emilia[4]
- Paula Cancio[5]
- Miguel Ángel Solá[5]
Production edit
The film is a Spanish-Uruguayan co-production by Gona, Aliwood Mediterráneo Producciones and Cimarrón, with backing from Ibermedia, ICAA and RTVE.[3] Footage was shot in Montevideo (outdoor scenes) and Madrid (indoor scenes).[3]
Release edit
The film was presented at the 65th Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) in October 2020.[2] Distributed by Filmax,[6] it was released theatrically in Spain on 28 May 2021.
Reception edit
Javier Ocaña of El País deemed the film to be a "more than worthy approach to political cinema, with marked melodramatic overtones".[7]
Alberto Luchini of El Mundo rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting its realistic characters, portrayed with multiple edges and without manichaeism, as the best thing about the film.[8]
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References edit
- ^ "Rafa Russo, director of 'The Year of Fury': "Something untamed in the human spirit makes us stand up in rebellion"". Seminci. 25 October 2020.
- ^ a b Jiménez, Jesús (28 October 2020). "'El año de la furia', la amistad y el amor en tiempos de la dictadura uruguaya". rtve.es.
- ^ a b c Rivera, Alfonso (28 May 2021). "Review: The Year of Fury". Cineuropa.
- ^ a b c d e f g Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (25 May 2021). "Los estrenos del 28 de mayo. 'El año de la furia'. La vida peligrosa". Aisge.
- ^ a b "'Cruella', 'Uno de nosotros' y el thriller español 'El año de la furia' llegan a los cines". El Digital Castilla-La Mancha – via El Español.
- ^ "'El año de la furia' – estreno en cines 28 de mayo". Audiovisual451. 24 May 2021.
- ^ Ocaña, Javier (28 May 2021). "'El año de la furia', acercamiento melodramático al Uruguay de la predictadura". El País.
- ^ Luchini, Alberto (26 May 2021). "El año de la furia: vidas cruzadas en Uruguay bajo el yugo militar". Metrópoli – via El Mundo.
