''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 Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón (Torrelavega, Cantabria 2 January 1940) is a Spanish screenwriter and film director. His 1973 film ''Habla, mudita'' was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival. In 1977, he won the Silver Bear for Bes ...

. It stars

Juan Diego Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, also known as Juan Diego (; 1474–1548), was a Chichimec peasant and Marian visionary. He is said to have been granted apparitions of the Virgin Mary on four occasions in December 1531: three at the hill of Tepeyac a ...

Luis Tosar Luis López Tosar (born 13 October 1971) is a Spanish actor and musician from Galicia. He is one of the most recognizable and versatile actors in Spain, best known for performances in films such as ''Cell 211'', ''Take My Eyes'', '' Sleep Tigh ...

and

Marta Etura Marta Etura Palenzuela (born in 28 October, 1978) is a Spanish film and television actress. She is known for '' Your Next Life'' (2004), ''Cell 211'' (2009), '' Sleep Tight'' (2011), and ''The Invisible Guardian'' (2017). Biography Etura was ...

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 Celso Bugallo Aguiar (born 12 March 1947) is a Spanish actor. He appeared in more than forty films since 1999. Selected filmography References External links * 1947 births Living people Spanish male film actors 20th-century Sp ...

and

Víctor Clavijo Víctor Clavijo Cobos (born 28 September 1973) is a Spanish actor. He earned early public recognition in Spain for his performance in the serial ''Al salir de clase''. Biography Víctor Clavijo Cobos was born in Algeciras on 28 September 1973. ...

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

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alongside

. The film was produced by Tornasol Films, Continental Producciones and TVG with the participation of TVE,

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. It was shot in ,

Cantabria Cantabria (, also , , Cantabrian: ) is an autonomous community in northern Spain with Santander as its capital city. It is called a ''comunidad histórica'', a historic community, in its current Statute of Autonomy. It is bordered on the east ...

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 ''

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'' 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 ''Fotogramas'' is Spanish digital and print film magazine which has been in circulation since 1946. It is one of the early film magazines in Spain. History Founded in Barcelona, it was first published on 15 November 1946 by Antonio Nadal-Rodó a ...

'' 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