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The Exiles (2024 film)

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The Exiles
Theatrical release poster
SpanishLos Tortuga
Directed byBelén Funes
Screenplay by
  • Belén Funes
  • Marçal Cebrian
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDiego Cabezas
Edited bySergio Jiménez
Music byPaloma Peñarrubia
Production
companies
  • Oberon Media
  • La Claqueta PC
  • Quijote Films
  • Los Tortuga AIE
Distributed byA Contracorriente Films
Release dates
  • September 2024 (2024-09) (TIFF)
  • 23 May 2025 (2025-05-23) (Spain)
Countries
  • Spain
  • Chile
Languages
  • Spanish
  • Catalan

The Exiles (Spanish: Los Tortuga) is a 2024 drama film directed by Belén Funes. It stars Antonia Zegers and Elvira Lara. It is a Spanish-Chilean co-production.

The film premiered at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival in September 2024. It also screened at the 28th Málaga Film Festival in March 2025 ahead of its 23 May 2025 theatrical release in Spain by A Contracorriente Films.

Plot

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The plot tracks a mother-daughter relationship, in which both parts are mourning the passing of Julián, with the mother (Delia, Julián's wife) being a Chilean taxi driver in Catalonia and the daughter (Anabel; Julián's daughter) holding a close relationship to the land of Jaén, from which her father emigrated.[1][2] They both face eviction from their apartment in Collblanc [es], acquired by a vulture fund.[3]

Cast

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Production

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The film is a Spanish-Chilean co-production by Oberon Media, La Claqueta PC, Quijote Films, and Los Tortuga AIE.[2] It was shot in between the provinces of Barcelona and Jaén in late 2023.[6]

Release

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The Exiles was presented in September 2024 in the 'Centrepiece' section of the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).[7] For its U.S. premiere, it made it to the 'Spanish Focus' programme of the 36th Palm Springs International Film Festival.[8] It was also included in the main competition strand of the 28th Málaga Film Festival, where it was presented on 16 March 2025.[9][10] It is expected to be released theatrically in Spain on 23 May 2025 by A Contracorriente Films.[11]

Reception

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Michael Talbot-Haynes of Film Threat wrote that "there are times where The Exiles is so real that you can feel the air around the characters on the hairs of your arms".[4]

Luis Martínez of El Mundo deemed the film to be the stunning confirmation of Funes, "a film that stains and stains itself", also assessing that "few endings are as rounded, exciting and perfect as that of Los Tortuga".[12]

Begoña Piña of Cinemanía rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, declaring it "a mirror of reality, truth, of normal people".[13]

Beatriz Martínez of Fotogramas rated The Exiles 4 out of 5 stars, citing the "the magnificent performances of veteran Antonia Zegers and newcomer Elvira Lara" as the best thing about the film.[14]

Manuel J. Lombardo of Diario de Sevilla rated The Exiles 4 out of 5 stars, writing that it "weaves its solid framework between the particular and the historical, between the personal and the collective (the political)", underpinning the matters and the manners of a "great film".[15]

Sergi Sánchez of La Razón rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, praising how "it is moving without being sentimental, and portrays the wounds of grief away from the usual clichés".[16]

Accolades

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Cast and crew members attending the 28th Málaga Film Festival.
Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2025
 28th Málaga Film Festival Silver Biznaga for Special Jury Prize Won
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Silver Biznaga for Best Director Belén Funes Won
Silver Biznaga for Best Screenplay Belén Funes, Marçal Cebrian Won

See also

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Release

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  1. ^ Martos, David (13 September 2024). "Kinótico Extra. 'Los Tortuga', la historia de duelo y exilio de Belén Funes, se lanza en Toronto". Kinótico.
  2. ^ a b Rivera, Alfonso (29 August 2024). "EXCLUSIVA: Teaser poster de Los Tortuga, programada en la sección Centrepiece de Toronto". Cineuropa.
  3. ^ Velasco Martín-Grande, Marcos (29 August 2024). "De 'La virgen roja' a 'La habitación de al lado': El cine español que queda este 2024". Ecartelera.
  4. ^ a b c d Talbot-Haynes, Michael (25 September 2024). "The Exiles (Los Tortuga)". Film Threat.
  5. ^ a b c "The Exiles". Film Factory Entertainment. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  6. ^ Rivera, Alfonso (13 June 2024). "Belén Funes da los últimos retoques a su segundo largometraje, Los Tortuga". Cineuropa.
  7. ^ Casas, Quim (10 September 2024). "Lo último del cine español se luce en el Festival de Toronto". La Opinión A Coruña. Prensa Ibérica.
  8. ^ Hammond, Pete (26 November 2024). "Palm Springs Film Festival Lineup: 'Better Man', 'The Penguin Lessons', 35 International Oscar Contenders". Deadline Hollywood.
  9. ^ Chico, Fran (30 January 2025). "El Festival de Málaga 2025 presenta su primer avance con Gemma Blasco, Belén Funes, Eva Libertad, Gracia Querejeta y Celia Rico". Fotogramas (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  10. ^ "La película 'Los Tortuga' impacta con un retrato heterogéneo de la realidad social en el Festival de Málaga". Europa Press. 16 March 2025.
  11. ^ Sánchez Sequera, Marco (3 January 2025). "El cine español que se estrenará en 2025". Audiovisual451.
  12. ^ Martínez, Luis (16 March 2025). "Málaga se rinde al barroquismo grave, lírico, duro y emocionante de Los Tortuga, la deslumbrante confirmación de Belén Funes". El Mundo.
  13. ^ Piña, Begoña (22 May 2025). "Crítica de 'Los Tortuga', de Belén Funes: un relato auténtico y lleno de la verdad social de la mayoría". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  14. ^ Martínez, Beatriz (23 May 2025). "Crítica de 'Los Tortuga', una de las grandes películas españolas del año: "Cine social alejado de clichés y estereotipos"". Fotogramas.
  15. ^ Lombardo, Manuel J. (23 May 2025). "Arrancar el olivo muerto". Diario de Sevilla. Grupo Joly.
  16. ^ Sánchez, Sergi (23 May 2025). "Crítica de "Los Tortuga": con el duelo a cuestas ★★★★". La Razón.
  17. ^ Sánchez, Isabel (22 March 2025). "'Sorda' y 'El ladrón de perros', Biznagas de Oro del 28 Festival de Cine de Málaga". Onda Cero.
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