The read
A Balasaur Score of 70 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 89%, Metacritic 69/100.
Synopsis
Elsa is an advertising director whose mother dies during a long December holiday. She works non-stop and, without realizing, doesn’t give herself time to mourn her mother’s absence. After a crisis, Elsa decides to travel to the island of Lanzarote accompanied by her friend Patricia, who also needs to get away from the city. The story of these characters runs parallel to that of a screenwriter and film director, exploring how life and fiction are inseparably linked, sometimes painfully so.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes89%
Metacritic69/100
135 audience votes
Key crew
- Pedro AlmodóvarDirector
- Pedro AlmodóvarWriter
- Alberto IglesiasOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Bárbara LennieElsa
- Leonardo SbaragliaRaúl Durán
- Aitana Sánchez-GijónMónica
- Victoria LuengoPatricia
- Patrick CriadoBonifacio (Beau)
- Milena SmitNatalia
- Quim GutiérrezSanti
- Rossy de PalmaGabriela
- Carmen MachiMédica
- Diogo BelizarioCliente de la terraza
- Tusti de las HerasAngelita
- Gloria MuñozMadre de Elsa
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Themes
dark comedygrieflgbtpanic attackgay themeparallel storiesgay director