Something Is About to Happen

Something Is About to Happen (Spanish: Que nadie duerma)[1] is a 2023 Spanish-Romanian thriller drama film directed by Antonio Méndez Esparza from a screenplay by Méndez Esparza and Clara Roquet based on Juan José Millás' novel. It stars Malena Alterio alongside Aitana Sánchez-Gijón.

Something Is About to Happen
Film poster
SpanishQue nadie duerma
Directed byAntonio Méndez Esparza
Screenplay by
Based onQue nadie duerma
by Juan José Millás
Produced by
  • Pedro Hernández Santos
  • Miguel Morales
  • Vlad Radulescu
  • José María Morales
  • Alvaro Portanet Hernández
  • Amadeo Hernández Bueno
Starring
CinematographyBarbu Balasoiu
Edited byMarta Velasco
Music byZeltia Montes
Production
companies
  • Aquí y Allí Films
  • Wanda Visión
  • Que nadie duerma AIE
  • Avanpost
Release dates
  • 22 October 2023 (2023-10-22) (Seminci)
  • 17 November 2023 (2023-11-17) (Spain)
Countries
  • Spain
  • Romania
LanguageSpanish

Plot

Set in Madrid, the plot follows Lucía, a software developer turned taxi driver who fantasizes about her life while listening to Puccini's Turandot.[2] She ends up scheming a plan of revenge while driving in the streets of the Spanish capital.[3]

Cast

Production

Based on Juan José Millás' novel Que nadie duerma, the screenplay was penned by Antonio Méndez Esparza alongside Clara Roquet.[6] It was Méndez Esparza's first time working with a professional cast.[7] Roquet described the lead character as a female version of the protagonists of Joker and Taxi Driver.[7]

The film was produced by Aquí y Allí Films, Wanda Visión, and Que nadie duerma AIE alongside Avanpost, with participation of RTVE, Amazon, and Telemadrid and backing from ICAA, Ayuntamiento de Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, and Castilla-La Mancha Impulsa.[3][8] Shooting locations included Usera (Madrid) and Toledo.[6]

Release

The film world premiered at the 68th Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) on 22 October 2023.[9][10] Distributed by Wanda Visión, it will be released theatrically in Spain on 17 November 2023.[11][8]

See also

References
  1. "Something Is About To Happen". Spanish Screenings 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. "El rodaje de 'Que nadie duerma' se desarrolla estos días en diferentes emplazamientos de la ciudad de Toledo". Europa Press. 15 March 2022.
  3. "RTVE.es estrena el tráiler de 'Que nadie duerma', basada en la novela de Millás y protagonizada por Malena Alterio". rtve.es. 10 July 2023.
  4. Rivera, Alfonso (12 April 2022). "Antonio Méndez Esparza concluye el rodaje de Que nadie duerma". Cineuropa.
  5. Niño, Victoria M. (22 October 2023). "Venganzas femeninas sin piedad". El Norte de Castilla. Grupo Vocento.
  6. Boquerini (3 May 2022). "'Qué nadie duerma', el debut en la ficción de Antonio Méndez Esparza". El Correo.
  7. "Estreno mundial de 'Que nadie duerma' en la 68ª Seminci: «Siempre estuvimos muy confiados»". Audiovisual451. 23 October 2023.
  8. Sáez, José Antonio (10 July 2023). "RTVE lanza el tráiler de su nueva película 'Que nadie duerma'". La Razón.
  9. "Seminci 2023: las películas españolas más destacadas que se verán en el festival". Cinemanía. 23 August 2023 – via 20minutos.es.
  10. Ucero, Rodrigo (22 October 2023). "Crítica de las películas de la Seminci: 'Que nadie duerma' y 'Sobre todo de noche' por Victoria M. Niño". El Norte de Castilla. Grupo Vocento.
  11. Martos, David (3 July 2023). "'Que nadie duerma', de Antonio Méndez Esparza, se estrenará en España el 17 de noviembre". Kinotico.
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