Asedio

Asedio (transl. 'Siege') is a 2023 Spanish-Mexican thriller film directed by Miguel Ángel Vivas and written by Marta Medina which stars Natalia de Molina and Bella Agossou.

Asedio
Film poster
Directed byMiguel Ángel Vivas
Written byMarta Medina
Based onan original story by Miguel Ángel Vivas and José Rodríguez
Produced byEnrique López Lavigne
Starring
CinematographyRafael Reparaz
Edited byLuis de la Madrid
Music bySergio Acosta Russek
Distributed bySony Pictures Entertainment Iberia
Release dates
  • March 2023 (2023-03) (Málaga)
  • 5 May 2023 (2023-05-05) (Spain)
  • 21 September 2023 (2023-09-21) (Mexico)
Countries
  • Spain
  • Mexico
LanguageSpanish
Box office€0.13 million (Spain)[1]

Plot

In the wake of getting involved in a corruption case, riot police agent Dani switch sides during a home eviction, teaming up with irregular immigrant and evictee Nasha as well as the latter's son Little.[2][3]

Cast

Production

Based on an original story by Miguel Ángel Vivas and José Rodríguez, the film was written by Marta Medina.[6] It was produced by Apache Films (Enrique López Lavigne) alongside México City Project, in association with Sony Pictures International Productions and the participation of RTVE and Amazon Prime Video.[7] Filming lasted from October to November 2021.[7] The film was shot in a apartment building in Parla, in the Madrid region.[8]

Release

Asedio was selected for screening in March 2023 in the 26th Málaga Film Festival's 'Malaga Premiere' lineup, the official selection's non-competitive slate.[9][10][11] Distributed by Sony Pictures Entertainment Iberia,[2] it was released theatrically in Spain on 5 May 2023.[6] It received a theatrical release in Mexico on 21 September 2023.[12]

Reception

Eduardo Parra of La Opinión de Málaga deemed Asedio to be one of the best films of the year, "social, human, police, and pure action [cinema] and one of those movies that stay in your head and you cannot get them out".[13]

See also

References
  1. "Acumulado cine español 2023" (PDF). Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  2. Rivera, Alfonso (3 December 2021). "Miguel Ángel Vivas, a punto de completar el Asedio". Cineuropa.
  3. Herruzo Martínez, Ignacio (14 February 2023). "Las 70 películas españolas más esperadas para ver de 2023". Diez Minutos.
  4. Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (28 April 2023). "Los estrenos del 5 de mayo. 'Asedio'. La ratonera". Aisge.
  5. "Finaliza el rodaje de 'Asedio', la nueva película de Miguel Ángel Vivas, producida otra vez por Enrique López Lavigne". Audiovisual45. 18 November 2021.
  6. "El 5 de mayo se estrena 'Asedio', la nueva película del director de 'Tu hijo', sobre una antidisturbios contra un sistema corrupto". Cine con Ñ. 23 February 2023.
  7. Boquerini (26 November 2021). "Finaliza el rodaje de 'Asedio', de Miguel Ángel Vivas". El Correo.
  8. Hdez. Velasco, Irene (3 May 2023). "'Asedio', un 'thriller' asfixiante que retrata a los antidisturbios frente a inmigrantes sin papeles". El Confidencial.
  9. García Flores, Ana Belén (15 March 2023). "Natalia de Molina: "Mi personaje es una antiheroína, te puede hasta caer mal pero cambia hacia la empatía"". rtve.es.
  10. Vivar, Dani (22 February 2023). ""Una vuelta a la vida": así será la 26º edición del Festival de Málaga". La Opinión de Málaga. Prensa Ibérica.
  11. Fernández, Cristina (22 February 2023). "Una veintena de películas competirán por las Biznagas de Oro del 26 Festival de Málaga". Málaga Hoy. Grupo Joly.
  12. Sánchez, Verónica (23 September 2023). "Estrenos de la semana en cines (22/09/23): qué ver según la crítica". Tomatazos.
  13. Parra, Eduardo (16 March 2023). "Alicia en el laberinto de un barrio cualquiera de Madrid". La Opinión de Málaga. Prensa Ibérica.
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