''This Too Shall Pass'' () is a 2025 drama film directed by

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based on novel by Milena Busquets. It stars Marina Salas. It is a Spanish-Italian co-production.

Plot

Blanca follows a wanton lifestyle. After the death of her mother, she returns to her childhood home in

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to deal with grief.

Cast

Production

The film is based on the novel ''También esto pasará'' (2015) by , dealing with the author's own experience around the death of her mother

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. It is a Spanish-Italian co-production of Morena Films, Evafilms, La Gauche Divine AIE alongside Rosamont with the participation of

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, 3Cat and

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. Shooting locations in Catalonia included

and

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Release

''This Too Shall Pass'' screened in a non-competitive slot of the 28th Málaga Film Festival on 15 March 2025. Distributed by

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, it is scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 9 May 2025.

Reception

Andrea G. Bermejo of ''

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'' brought attention to performance of Salas, writing that she "brings a depth and precious truth to her character".

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lamented the result to be "a self-satisfied trifle, generally elegant and occasionally mordant, but vacuous at the end of the day" and compared it unfavourably to the "formidable" book by Busquets. Laura Pérez of ''

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'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, singling out Salas' performance as the best thing about the film.

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