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Summer in Red

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Summer in Red
Film poster
SpanishVerano en rojo
Directed byBelén Macías
Screenplay by
  • Belén Macías
  • Helio Mira
Based onVerano en rojo
by Berna González Harbour
Produced byGerardo Herrero
Starring
CinematographyGabo Querra
Edited byAlejandro Lázaro
Music byPaula Olaz
Production
companies
  • Verano en rojo AIE
  • Tornasol Media
Distributed byDeAPlaneta
Release date
  • 8 September 2023 (2023-09-08)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Summer in Red (Spanish: Verano en rojo)[1] is a 2023 Spanish thriller film directed by Belén Macías [es] based on the novel by Berna González Harbour [es] which stars Marta Nieto and José Coronado.

Plot

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Set in the Summer of 2010 in between Madrid and Navarre, against the backdrop of the attention paid in Spain to the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the occurrence of sexual abuse (paederasty) cases within the Catholic Church, the plot follows the plight of police inspector María Ruiz upon facing a difficult murder case, for which she will be assisted by veteran journalist Luna.[2][3][4][5][6]

Cast

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Production

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A film adaptation of the novel Verano en rojo by Berna González Harbour, the screenplay was penned by Belén Macías and Helio Mira.[2] The film was produced by Verano en rojo AIE and Tornasol Media, with the participation of RTVE, and Movistar Plus+, and backing from ICAA.[7] Shooting locations included Madrid and Pamplona.[8]

Release

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Distributed by DeAPlaneta,[7] the film will be released theatrically in Spain on 8 September 2023.[2]

Reception

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Raquel Hernández Luján of HobbyConsolas scored the film with 70 points ('good'), highlighting the cast, Macía's camera moves, and the "powerful" social denouncement as positive points while citing how the film adheres to [already] known formulas as a negative point.[9]

Jordi Batlle Caminal of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be just as effective in its denunciation as Spotlight but less boring.[10]

Javier Ocaña of Cinemanía rated the film 3 out of 5 stars welcoming the first frontal take on the issue in Spain since Bad Education, otherwise highlighting "the reflection on adolescent loneliness, on which these vermin feed", as the best part about the film.[5]

Manuel J. Lombardo of Diario de Sevilla rated the film with a single star, assessing that neither the police thriller nor the journalistic investigation approaches actually work in the film.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Summer in Red". Latido Films. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Mármol, Julio (3 July 2023). "Marta Nieto y José Coronado investigan el crimen perfecto en pleno Mundial de Sudáfrica en 'Verano en rojo'". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  3. ^ a b c "Belén Macías y Marta Nieto se unen en 'Verano en Rojo': "Hacen falta grandes presupuestos para mujeres"". Europa Press. 27 July 2022.
  4. ^ Gómez, Helena (8 September 2023). "'Verano en rojo': una dura investigación para destapar los abusos sexuales de la Iglesia". La Vanguardia.
  5. ^ a b Ocaña, Javier (8 September 2023). "'Verano en rojo': el cine español aborda por fin la pederastia en la Iglesia". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  6. ^ a b Lombardo, Manuel J. (8 September 2023). "Con la Iglesia hemos topado". Diario de Sevilla. Grupo Joly.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "RTVE.es estrena el tráiler de 'Verano en rojo', un thriller protagonizado por Marta Nieto y José Coronado". rtve.es. 13 July 2023.
  8. ^ "El 'verano en rojo' de Belén Macías". Diari de Tarragona. 10 September 2022.
  9. ^ Hernández Luján, Raquel (September 2023). "Crítica de Verano en rojo, un thriller policial rodado con pulso firme". HobbyConsolas.
  10. ^ Batlle Caminal, Jordi (8 September 2023). "Crítica de 'Verano en rojo', trepidante thriller policíaco con Marta Nieto y Jose Coronado". Fotogramas.
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