Foremost by Night

Foremost by Night (Spanish: Sobre todo de noche) is a 2023 neo-noir melodrama film directed by Víctor Iriarte (in his feature film debut)[1] which stars Lola Dueñas and Ana Torrent alongside Manuel Egozkue. It is a Spanish-Portuguese-French international co-production.

Foremost by Night
SpanishSobre todo de noche
Directed byVíctor Iriarte
Screenplay by
Starring
CinematographyPablo Paloma
Edited byAna Pfaff
Production
companies
  • Atekaleun
  • CSC Films
  • La Termita Films
  • Ukbar Filmes
  • 4A4 Productions
Distributed byAtalante (es)
Release date
  • 2 September 2023 (2023-09-02) (Venice)
Countries
  • Spain
  • Portugal
  • France

Plot

Exploring the issue of stolen children in Spain,[2] the plot tracks Vera's search for her biological son, given in adoption, thereby coming across Cora and her adoptive son Egoz.[3]

Cast

Production

The screenplay was penned by Víctor Iriarte, Isa Campo, and Andrea Queralt.[5] The film was known in early development stages under the provisional title Reescritura.[6] A Spanish-Portuguese-French venture, the film was produced by Atekaleun, CSC Films and La Termita Films alongside Ukbar Filmes and 4A4 Productions, and it had the participation of TVE and TVC and backing from ICAA, the Basque Government, and the Foral Deputation of Gipuzkoa.[6][4] Shooting locations included the Basque Country, Madrid, Paris, and Portugal.[7][6]

Release

The film made it to the 'Venice Days' independent slate of the 80th Venice Film Festival,[8] where it was presented on 2 September 2023.[2] It was also selected for screenings in the 'New Directors' competitive section of the 58th Chicago International Film Festival and the main competition section of the 68th Valladolid International Film Festival.[9][10] The film will be distributed in Spain by Atalante.[11]

Reception

Jonathan Holland of ScreenDaily deemed the film to be a "admirable, well-crafted feature debut" for Iriarte, yet otherwise remarkably lacking in "the human dimension, the emotional undertow".[12]

See also

References

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