Gleich its a Spanish-German film starring Jose Luis de Madariaga, Aida Ballmann, Sergio Hernandez, Nieves Bravo, and Morad Azzaaoui. It was directed by Jennifer Castañeda and based on her own novel El sendero Bimbache and produced by the company Nostrana Films. The entire crew was from Tenerife, and the movie was shot in Tenerife and El Hierro.[1]

Gleich
Poster of Gleich movie
Directed byJeniffer Castañeda Garcia
Written byJeniffer Castañeda Garcia
Produced byJeniffer Castañeda Garcia
StarringJose Luis De Madariaga
Sergio Hernandez
Aida Ballmann
Edited byIombi Garcia
Production
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Nostrana Films
Release date
  • 10 November 2023 (2023-11-10)
Running time
73 minutes.
CountrySpain
LanguagesSpanish, German
Box office1014 $

Gleich was released domestically on 10 November 2023 in Tenerife.[citation needed]

Plot

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Tell the history of a German Boy who has not spoken since the death of his mother. He spends a summer on the island El Hierro with his father and couple of friends, also German[2]

Principal Cast

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  • Sergio Hernandez as Kellen
  • Aida Ballmann as Ebba[3]
  • Jose Luis Madariaga as Manuel[4]
  • Nieves Bravo
  • Morad Azzoui as Alaric
  • Francisco Alexander Almeida as adult Kellen

Shooting

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The shooting began 31 July, 2021 in Tenerife and moved to El Hierro on 2 August for at least three weeks.[5]

Production

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The movie received funding from local authorities from El Hierro and Tenerife and the support of Valverde and San Cristobal de la laguna Counties. Additionally, local brands as Volkswagen Canarias support the film.[6]

Critics

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According to the website De Cine, the movie has an interesting plot but the final result is not enough. FilmAffinity gave it a score of 5.6 out of 10, and praised the performances of Nieves Bravo and Jose Luis De Madariaga, but criticized the plot.[7]

Home Office

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According Box Office Mojo, Gleich earned $1,058 in the first week of its release.[8]

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References

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  1. ^ "Tenerife y El Hierro, escenarios del rodaje de la película 'Gleich'". diariodeavisos.elespanol.com (in Spanish). 2021-07-31. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  2. ^ Día, El (2021-07-30). "Comienza el rodaje de 'Gleich', que se filmará entre Tenerife y El Hierro". eldia.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  3. ^ "La actriz herreña Aïda Ballmann regresa a la gran pantalla con "Gleich"". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  4. ^ "La actriz herreña Aïda Ballmann regresa a la gran pantalla con "Gleich"". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  5. ^ Día, El (2021-07-30). "Comienza el rodaje de 'Gleich', que se filmará entre Tenerife y El Hierro". eldia.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  6. ^ Actualidad, Gomera (2021-07-29). "Ultiman los preparativos para el inicio del rodaje de "Gleich"". Gomera Actualidad (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  7. ^ Cinemagavia. "Crítica de Gleich por Cinemagavia [por Cinemagavia]". FilmAffinity (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  8. ^ "Gleich". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2024-01-25.