The Cliff (film)

The Cliff (Spanish: Acantilado) is a 2016 Spanish thriller film directed by Helena Taberna based on the novel El contenido del silencio by Lucía Etxebarria which stars Goya Toledo, Daniel Grao, Juana Acosta, Ingrid García-Jonsson, and Jon Kortajarena.

The Cliff
Theatrical release poster
SpanishAcantilado
Directed byHelena Taberna
Screenplay by
  • Helena Taberna
  • Andrés Martorell
  • Natxo López
Based onEl contenido del silencio
by Lucía Etxebarria
Produced by
  • Helena Taberna
  • Iker Ganuza
Starring
CinematographyJavier Agirre
Edited byTeresa Font
Music byÁngel Illarramendi
Production
company
Lamia Producciones
Distributed byAlfa Pictures
Release dates
  • 25 April 2016 (2016-04-25) (Málaga)
  • 3 June 2016 (2016-06-03) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Plot

Attorney Gabriel goes to the Canary Islands to look for his sister, cult adept Cordelia, missing since a collective suicide took place in the cult. He is helped by Cordelia's friend Helena, coming across the criminal investigation of inspector Santana.[1]

Cast

Production

The film is a Lamia production, with the participation of TVE, ETB, Movistar+, Euskaltel and Gobierno de Navarra.[4] Shooting locations included Navarre, Gipuzkoa, and Gran Canaria.[4]

Release

The film premiered at the 19th Málaga Film Festival on 25 April 2016.[5] Distributed by Alfa Pictures,[4] the film was released theatrically in Spain on 3 June 2016.

Reception

Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be a "cold and efficient" thriller.[6]

Beatriz Martínez of Fotogramas rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be "a film without rhythm, weighed down by inconcretion and that only raises interesting ideas to leave them in a limbo of unanswered questions".[7]

See also

References
  1. "'Acantilado', con Daniel Grao y Juana Acosta". Diez Minutos. 6 October 2019.
  2. Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (2 June 2016). "Los estrenos del 3 de junio. 'Acantilado'. Sectas esotéricas bajo sospecha". Aisge.
  3. "Acantilado". Lamia Producciones. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  4. "'Acantilado', la nueva película de Helena Taberna, se estrenará el 3 de junio". Noticias de Navarra. 1 March 2016.
  5. "'Acantilado', de Helena Taberna, se sumerge en el mundo de las sectas". Europa Press. 25 April 2016.
  6. Bermejo, Andrea G. (30 May 2016). "Acantilado". 20minutos.es.
  7. Martínez, Beatriz (11 April 2016). "Acantilado". Fotogramas.
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