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and Andrés Gertrúdix.

Plot

The plot concerns about the deterioration of Marta and Luis' life as a couple upon the development of a terminal illness by Luis.

Cast

Production

Penned by Fernando Franco and Coral Cruz, the screenplay of ''Dying'' is a free adaptation of the 1895 work of the same name by Arthur Schnitzler. The film is a Kowalski Films and Ferdydurke Films production, in association with Film Factory Entertainment. It also had the participation of ETB, Canal Sur and Movistar+ and support from ICAA,

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, Cantabria, Madrid and Seville.

Release

The film premiered at the 65th San Sebastián International Film Festival on 27 September 2017, selected as an official selection's 'Special Screening'. Distributed by Golem Distribución, it was theatrically released in Spain on 6 October 2017.

Reception

Jordi Costa of '' Fotogramas'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, assessing that while Gertrúdix is superb, "the film IS Marian Álvarez, gigantic,

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wasting away before the consumed body of her loved one." Alberto Bermejo of '' El Mundo'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, describing it, above all, as "an intimate chronicle, almost interior, of overflowing authenticity, of truth sustained by the two main characters", praising the outstanding work from the two protagonists while warning it is not a film suitable for everyone.

Accolades

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References

{{authority control Films shot in the Basque Country (autonomous community) Films shot in Cantabria Films shot in Madrid Films shot in the province of Seville 2010s Spanish-language films 2017 romantic drama films Spanish romantic drama films Films based on works by Arthur Schnitzler Kowalski Films films 2010s Spanish films