Facing the Wind

Name: Facing the Wind
Genre: Drama
Released: 2018-11-23
Rating: 6

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Tomatometer

6.0

TMDB

Storyline

Monica, a renowned choreographer, returns to Spain after a 20 year absence to see her sick father. Upon arriving her father has already died and her mother asks her to stay to sell the family home. In delaying her return to Buenos Aires Monica rediscovers her childhood landscapes and is forced to confront the past.

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Details

DirectorMeritxell Colell Aparicio

ReleasedNov 23, 2018

StatusReleased

Original languageSpanish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNot rated

Studios

Polar Star Films

Paraíso ProductionHellish Producciones

Habitación 1520 Producciones

Reviews

7 reviews · 6 critics

6 fresh · 0 rotten

Marissa De La Cerda

RTChicago ReaderOct 10, 2018

The film considers the issue of uprooting in all its complexity.

Matt Cipolla

RTFilm MonthlyJul 25, 2020

Even the occasional family drama is buoyed by a great use of the symbiosis of space and camera -- for the most part.

Manu Yáñez

RTFotogramasNov 26, 2018

[Director Meritxell] Aparicio claims, with humility and sensitivity, the heritage of... Yasujiro Ozu, Hou Hsiao-hsien or Naomi Kawase. [Full review in Spanish]

Jordi Costa

RTEl Pais (Spain)Nov 26, 2018

A fragile and beautiful film that prefers to observe - and reveal - to dramatize - or impose. [Full Review in Spanish]