''Some Time Later'' ( es, Tiempo después, links=no) is a 2018 Spanish-Portuguese absurdist comedy film directed by

José Luis Cuerda José Luis Cuerda Martínez (18 February 19474 February 2020) was a Spanish film director, screenwriter and Film producer, producer. He was born in Albacete and died on 4 February 2020 at the age of 72 in Madrid from an embolism. He won four Goy ...

which features an

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of actors and comedians. Set in the year 9177 and based on the eponymous novel by Cuerda, the film is billed as a "spiritual sequel" to the 1989 cult film ''

Amanece, que no es poco ''Amanece, que no es poco'' is a 1989 Spanish comedy film written and directed by José Luis Cuerda. Cast * José Sazatornil as Cabo Gutiérrez (billed as José Sazatornil 'Saza') * Carmen de Lirio as Doña Rocío - su señora * Ovidi Montllor a ...

''. It is Cuerda's

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before his death in 2020.

Plot

It is about the year 9177 (one thousand years up or down) and only one building (and its suburbs) lasts from humankind. Society is divided between the elite inhabiting the building, and the 'unemployed' who live outside in shacks. The aforementioned social fabric begins to unravel after José María, an outer dweller, tries to sell a lemonade to the elite, prompting a social revolution.

Cast

Production

The screenplay adapted the novel ''Tiempo después'' by José Luis Cuerda written in 2015, in turn based on a discarded screenplay from 1997. A group of comedians (including Edu Galán, Andreu Buenafuente, Berto Romero and Arturo Valls) created a group to unshelf the work and produce a film. Some of the crew duties were entrusted to Pau Esteve Birba (cinematography),

Lucio Godoy Lucio Godoy (born 1958) is a Spanish-Argentine film composer and music producer. He lived in Madrid from 1992 to 2013, working as a film ad TV composer, scoring and doing the music production for more than 50 feature films. In 2013, he became the ...

(music), Emma Tusell (editing), Pepe Domínguez (art direction), Clara Bilbao (costume design) and Miguel Calvo (sound).

Andreu Buenafuente Andreu Buenafuente Moreno (born: January 24, 1965) is a Spanish late night show host and founder of the group El Terrat. He has worked in TV3, Antena 3, laSexta and #0. He has also worked as a radio host and has published several books with ...

and

Arturo Valls Arturo Valls Mollà (born 24 March 1975) is a Spanish actor, primarily featured in comedy roles, as well as television presenter. He became popular for his performance in the comedy series '' Camera Café'' from 2005 to 2009. Biography Arturo ...

took over production duties. The film's main theme, "Tiempo después", is performed by

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. A joint Spanish-Portuguese co-production, the film was produced by Tiempo después AIE, Estela Films, Pólvora Films, Lanube Películas, El Terrat and Planar Gestão de Equipamentos Cinematográficos, with the participation of

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, Entertaintment One,

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, Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha and

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. Shooting took place in between the

Castilla–La Mancha Castilla–La Mancha (, , ), or Castile La Mancha, is an autonomous community of Spain. Comprising the provinces of Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara and Toledo, it was created in 1982. The government headquarters are in Toledo, and ...

and the

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regions and wrapped by December 2017. Shooting locations included and

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, in the

province of Toledo Toledo is a province of central Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. It is bordered by the provinces of Madrid, Cuenca, Ciudad Real, Badajoz, Cáceres, and Ávila. Its capital is the city of Toledo. ...

. The "dystopic" building in which the fiction is set is a mashup of two iconic 20th-century buildings located in Madrid: the

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(aka the 'Crown of Thorns') by

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and Antonio Miró. Some of the indoor shots were filmed in Torres Blancas.

Release

''Some Time Later'' premiered at the

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(SSIFF) in September 2018. Distributed by eOne Films Spain, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 28 December 2018.

Accolades

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6th Feroz Awards The 6th award ceremony of the Feroz Awards was held at the Bilbao Arena, in Bilbao, on January 19, 2019. The ceremony was hosted by Ingrid García-Jonsson and was streamed live via YouTube. Winners and nominees Nominations were announced on 4 De ...

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References

External links

''Some Time Later''
at ICAA's ''Catálogo de Cinespañol'' {{authority control 2019 comedy films 2019 films 2010s Spanish-language films Films shot in Castilla–La Mancha Films shot in the Community of Madrid Films shot in Madrid Films shot in the province of Toledo Films based on Spanish novels Spanish comedy films Portuguese comedy films Films set in the future Atresmedia Cine films 2010s Spanish films Films directed by José Luis Cuerda Films scored by Lucio Godoy 2010s dystopian films Spanish dystopian films