8 (2025 film)
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| Directed by | Julio Medem |
| Written by | Julio Medem |
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| Cinematography | Rafa Reparaz |
| Edited by | Julio Medem |
| Music by | Lucas Vidal |
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| Distributed by | Vercine |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
8 is a 2025 Spanish historical drama film written, directed, produced and edited by Julio Medem and starring Javier Rey and Ana Rujas.
Plot
Set over a 90-year period against the backdrop of the vicissitudes of 20th-century Spanish history, the plot explores the romantic relationship between Octavio and Adela, both born on 14 April 1931, in eight sequence shots.[1][2]
Cast
- Javier Rey as Octavio[3]
- Ana Rujas as Adela[3]
- Álvaro Morte[4]
- Tamar Novas[4]
- María Isasi[4]
- Loreto Mauleón[4]
- Carla Díaz[4]
- Mateo Medina[4]
- Irene Aragón[4]
- Jordi Catalán[4]
Production
The film is a Barbazul la película AIE, Eidan Produce, and Morena Films production alongside Quexito Films, with the participation of RTVE and Movistar Plus+.[1] Shooting locations included Artzineaga, Orduña, and Bilbao.[4] Latido Films is the film's international sales agent.[3]
Release
8 was presented on 16 March 2025 in a non-competitive slot of the 28th Málaga Film Festival's official selection.[5][6] Distributed by Vercine, the film is scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 21 March 2025.[7]
Reception
Víctor A. Gómez of La Opinión de Málaga declared the film "a shameless journey between delirium and nonsense, which fails hopelessly in all its objectives".[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b "8". Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. 22 February 2024.
- ^ Rivera, Alfonso (15 February 2024). "Latido Films gestiona lo nuevo de Jim Sheridan y Julio Medem en Berlín". Cineuropa.
- ^ a b c Marroquín, Alberto (24 March 2023). "De las aulas de la Universidad de Burgos a producir la última película de Julio Medem". El Correo de Burgos.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Valle, Andrea (11 March 2023). "Las calles de Bilbao acogen el rodaje de 'Ocho', de Julio Médem". Deia.
- ^ "Julio Medem regresa al Festival de Málaga con su última película, '8', fuera de concurso". Infobae. 14 February 2025.
- ^ "Médem presenta película sobre el amor en las "dos Españas": "Tengo el corazón preocupado"". Infobae. 16 March 2025.
- ^ ""8", la nueva película dirigida por Julio Medem, se estrenará en cines el próximo 21 de marzo". Morena Films. 29 January 2025.
- ^ Gómez, Víctor A. (16 March 2025). "Medem, cuéntame qué te pasó". La Opinión de Málaga. Prensa Ibérica.
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