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, Jimmy Castro, Irene Ruiz, and Adrián Expósito.

Plot

30-year-old Alba goes with boyfriend Pablo and another two friend couples (Mark and Claudia and Sira and Mancha) to the countryside to spend the weekend. She experiences the

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with Pablo. Upon being caught in a time loop increasingly getting shorter with each iteration, she is forced to relive the painful events over and over again.

Cast

Production

The film is a Montreux Entertainment and Trepamuros Producciones production. It was shot in the province of Segovia and

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Release

The film premiered in the Zonazine section of the 22nd

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on 18 March 2019. Distributed by Oliete Films, it was released theatrically in Spain on 10 May 2019.

Reception

According to the

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, ''The Incredible Shrinking Wknd'' has a 79% approval rating based on 14 reviews from critics, with an average rating of 7.2/10. Andrea G. Bermejo of '' Cinemanía'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars summing it up to be ''

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'' for millennials in crisis. J Hurtado of ''

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'' wrote that the film "will find an empathetic audience absolutely riveted by its profound simplicity", otherwise placing it "as one of the most compelling and affecting works of the year". Desirée de Fez of '' Fotogramas'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, highlighting "its combination of play and reflection" as its hallmark.

Accolades

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References

Spanish fantasy drama films 2010s Spanish-language films 2010s Spanish films 2019 fantasy films 2019 drama films 2010s fantasy drama films Films shot in Navarre Films shot in the province of Segovia 2019 directorial debut films Time loop films {{DEFAULTSORT:Incredible Shrinking Wknd, The