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, Elisabet Gelabert,

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, Mercedes Sampietro, Alberto San Juan, Macarena Sanz and

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Plot

Marga, the matriarch of the Ponte Alegre family, is set to sell the family's

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, so she encourages their three children to go there to choose as many items as they wish to preserve.

Cast

Production

The film, debut feature, is an Aquí y Allí Films and Kamikaze Producciones production, with participation of TVE and Movistar+. It had a

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1.5 million budget. Filming began on 10 August 2015. Shooting locations included the seaside town of Suances, Cantabria.

Release

''The Furies'' was presented at the 61st Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) on 23 October 2016, screened as the festival's opening film. Distributed by Wanda Vision, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 11 November 2016.

Reception

Jordi Costa of '' Fotogramas'', rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, considering that "the presentation of characters and conflicts is absolutely exemplary", likewise citing the harmony between director and cast as a positive point, while warning that some viewers "will get indigestion from the final excesses". Sergio F. Pinilla of '' Cinemanía'' rated it 3½ out of 5 stars, writing that the film, dialogue-wise, "is too intense", featuring a not quite fitting climax, standing out for "its narrative and stylistic eloquence". He found a likeness with films by

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, P.T. Anderson and

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. Quim Casas of '' El Periódico de Catalunya'' scored 2 out of 5 stars, considering that some of the characters "are more interesting in theory than in practice", wondering if perhaps there was no need for such stridency, concluding that "excess eventually devours intensity".

Accolades

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, , Best Film Actress in a Minor Role , , Emma Suárez , , , ,

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Furies (2016 film), The Aquí y Allí Films films Films shot in Cantabria 2010s Spanish-language films Spanish comedy-drama films 2010 comedy-drama films 2010 films 2010s Spanish films