''Vulcania'' is a 2015

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drama film directed by José Skaf from a screenplay by Diego Soto which stars Miquel Fernández and

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alongside

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, Jaime Olías, and

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. It is a Spanish-French-Swedish international co-production.

Plot

A dystopian drama set in a isolated community split in two sides working in a

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, the plot follows Jonás and Marta, who begin to question themselves about their small universe.

Cast

Production

The film is a Spanish-Swedish-French co-production by Zentropa Spain, Zentropa Sweden, and Ran Entertainment. It was shot in Spanish. Shooting locations in Catalonia included

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, , and

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Release

The film premiered at the 48th

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in October 2015. Distributed by Alfa Pictures, it was released theatrically in Spain on 4 March 2016.

Reception

Jonathan Holland of ''

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'' billed the film as a "low-budget dystopian tale" "stronger on atmospherics than on story", underlining as the bottom line "strong ideas and cast meet weak characters". of ''

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'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, welcoming how the film distances itself by means its portrayal of claustrophobic oppression from the messianic tone of recent dystopian fictions catering to a teen audience. Ricardo Aldarondo of ''

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'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, drawing out "the use of dystopia to talk about everyday things" as the best thing about the film, while negatively citing the "lack of resources to be more ambitious".

Accolades

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, , Best Film Actor in a Minor Role , , José Sacristán , , , ,

References

External links

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