''Your Next Life'' ( es, La vida que te espera, links=no) is a 2004 Spanish rural thriller and romantic drama film directed by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón. It stars Juan Diego, Luis Tosar and Marta Etura alongside

Clara Lago Clara Lago Grau (born 6 March 1990) is a Spanish actress. Career Clara Lago Grau was born on 6 March 1990 in Torrelodones, Community of Madrid. Lago made her film debut at the age of 9 with the Spanish film ''Terca Vida'' (2000) (she had prev ...

, Celso Bugallo and Víctor Clavijo.

Plot

The plot is set in northern Spain. Over a cow-related row also involving the Severo's kidnapping of Val (Gildo's daughter), Gildo kills Severo. Val and Rai (Severo's son, unbeknownst of the identity of his father's killer) fall romantically for each other.

Cast

Production

The screenplay was penned by Ángeles González Sinde alongside Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón. The film was produced by Tornasol Films, Continental Producciones and TVG with the participation of

TVE TVE may stand for: Television * Televisión Española, a Spanish state-owned public-service television broadcaster ** TVE HD, a high-definition channel run by Televisión Española * Televisão Educativa, a defunct Brazilian TV network * TV Eduk ...

, Canal+. It was shot in , Cantabria.

Release

Distributed by Alta Classics, ''Your Next Life'' opened in Spanish theatres on 30 January 2004. It also screened at the

54th Berlin International Film Festival The 54th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 5–15 February 2004. The festival opened with out of competition film ''Cold Mountain (film), Cold Mountain'' by Anthony Minghella. ''25 Degrees in Winter'' by Stéphane Vuillet s ...

's main competition on 9 February 2004.

Reception

Jonathan Holland of '' Variety'' described the film as "an enjoyably intense rural murder drama-cum-romancer set in the remote Valle de Pas in northern Spain", being "superior anthropology and, for its first hour, superior cinema, too", with "first-class perfs, sore-eyes scenery and solid production values". The review in '' Fotogramas'' highlighted the veracity of the film's characters and its actors, also assessing that whereas "Clara Lago confirms herself as an adult actress when she is still a child, Marta Etura is simply sensational".

Accolades

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Mestre Mateo Awards The Mestre Mateo Awards, known in Galician as ''Premios Mestre Mateo'', are the main film awards in Galicia, celebrated annually. The awards were established in 2002 by the Galician Academy of Audiovisual as a continuation and expansion of the C ...

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References

External links

''Your Next Life''
at ICAA's ''Catálogo de Cinespañol'' {{authority control 2004 films Films set in Spain Films shot in Cantabria 2004 thriller films 2004 romantic drama films 2000s Spanish-language films Spanish romantic drama films Spanish thriller films Tornasol Films films 2000s Spanish films