Solo (2018 Spanish film)

Solo
Solo
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Hugo Stuven
Written by	Santiago Lallana; Hugo Stuven
Starring	Alain Hernández ; Aura Garrido ; Ben Temple
Cinematography	Ángel Iguácel
Music by	Sergio Jiménez Lacima
Distributed by	Filmax
Release dates	18 March 2018(Málaga); 3 August 2018(Spain);
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Last updated October 25, 2023

Solo is a 2018 Spanish drama film directed by Hugo Stuven and written by Santiago Lallana and Hugo Stuven about a young surfer who falls off a cliff, injures himself and finds himself in a situation where he needs to fight for his survival.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Plot

The plot dramatises the plight of Álvaro Vizcaíno, a surfer who temporarily disappeared after falling from a cliff in Fuerteventura in 2014.^[5]

Cast

Alain Hernández as Álvaro Vizcaíno
Aura Garrido as Ona
Ben Temple as Nelo
Leticia Etala as Yaiza
Álvaro Vizcaíno as Él mismo
Francisco Javier Bolea Fernández as Amigo Ona
Alessandro Bandello as Amigo Álvaro
Renzo Murias Ayuso as Amigo Álvaro
Simón Espinque as Amigo Álvaro
Yesarela Arzumendi as Amiga Álvaro (as Yesarela Arzumendi Calero)
Alfonso Fernández Epalza as Amigo Álvaro
Celia del Busto Griñón as Amiga Álvaro
José Ignacio Cabezas Díez as Padre Álvaro
Elvira Isasi Loma Ossorio as Madre Álvaro
Yanira Soto Cabrera as Hermana Álvaro

Release

The film was presented at the Málaga Film Festival in April 2018.^[5] Distributed by Filmax,^[6] it was theatrically released in Spain on 3 August 2018.

Reception

Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, writing that Alain Hernández "perfectly masters the screaming scale [of desperation] playing [surfer] Álvaro Vizcaíno".^[6]

Beatriz Martínez of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars highlighting a very committed Hernández as the film's standout whilst citing the "dated" attempts of "visual poetry" as a drawback.^[7]

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References

↑ "'Solo' Review: Alone, Like All the Others". The New York Times. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
↑ "Solo Movie Review - Common Sense Media". Common Sense Media. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
↑ "Alone (2018) - FilmAffinity". Film Affinity. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
↑ "Solo 2018 Directed by Hugo Stuven Casasnovas". Letterboxd. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
1 2 "'Solo' relata una historia de supervivencia con mar de fondo". Málaga Hoy. Grupo Joly.
1 2 Bermejo, Andrea G. (30 July 2018). "Solo". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
↑ Martínez, Beatriz (30 July 2018). "Solo". Fotogramas .

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Solo at Rotten Tomatoes

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[1] "'Solo' Review: Alone, Like All the Others". The New York Times. Retrieved June 24, 2019.

[2] "Solo Movie Review - Common Sense Media". Common Sense Media. Retrieved July 2, 2019.

[3] "Alone (2018) - FilmAffinity". Film Affinity. Retrieved July 2, 2019.

[4] "Solo 2018 Directed by Hugo Stuven Casasnovas". Letterboxd. Retrieved July 2, 2019.

[malagahoy-5] 1 2 "'Solo' relata una historia de supervivencia con mar de fondo". Málaga Hoy. Grupo Joly.

[bermejo-6] 1 2 Bermejo, Andrea G. (30 July 2018). "Solo". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.

[7] Martínez, Beatriz (30 July 2018). "Solo". Fotogramas .

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