El cuento del lobo
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| Directed by | Norberto López Amado |
| Written by | Norberto Lopez Amado |
| Based on | Duda razonable by Borja Ortiz de Gondra |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Néstor Calvo |
| Edited by | Fernando Guariniello |
| Music by | Pedro Navarrete |
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| Distributed by | A Contracorriente Films |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
El cuento del lobo is a 2024 Spanish psychological thriller film written and directed by Norberto López Amado based on the play Duda razonable by Borja Ortiz de Gondra. It stars Daniel Grao, Lucía Jiménez, Paco Tous, and María Romanillos.
Plot
[edit]Olga and Javier (a middle-class couple) decide to involve in the affairs of the girl cleaning up their house (Lucía) as she is receiving threatening messages in her mobile phone, only for Lucía's father to come in warning them to stay away from matters that do not concern them. The situation imperils Olga and Javier's relationship.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Daniel Grao as Javier[1]
- Lucía Jiménez as Olga[1]
- María Romanillos as Lucía[1]
- Paco Tous as padre de Lucía[1] ('Lucía's father')
Production
[edit]El cuento del lobo is an adaptation of the stage work Duda razonable by Borja Ortiz de Gondra.[2] The film is an Álamo Producciones Audiovisuales and Secuoya Studios production alongside A Contracorriente Films.[3] Shooting locations included Tenerife.[3]
Release
[edit]For its world premiere, the film was presented at the 50th Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival in November 2024.[4][5] Distributed by A Contracorriente Films,[3] it is scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 16 May 2025.
Reception
[edit]Raquel Hernández Luján of HobbyConsolas gave the film 50 points ('so-so'), lamenting that the denouement is self-explanatory and simple on the one hand, and in other respects, blatantly lazy.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (12 May 2025). "Los estrenos del 16 de mayo. 'El cuento del lobo'. Verdades perversas". Aisge.
- ^ "'El cuento del lobo', estreno de un thriller sobre la mentira y su espiral destructiva". eldiario.es. 13 May 2025.
- ^ a b c Sánchez Sequera, Marco (13 May 2025). "'El cuento del lobo' – estreno en cines 16 de mayo". Audiovisual451.
- ^ "'El cuento del lobo', thriller que plantea un conflicto moral al espectador, en el Festiva de Cine". Europa Press. 17 November 2024.
- ^ "'El cuento del lobo', el thriller del Festival de Cine de Huelva que plantea un conflicto moral al espectador". Huelva Información. Grupo Joly. 17 November 2024.
- ^ Hernández Luján, Raquel (16 May 2025). "Crítica de El cuento del lobo, una fábula sobre la verdad que subyace tras las mentiras". HobbyConsolas.