The Tenderness

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The Tenderness
The Tenderness poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
SpanishLa ternura
Directed byVicente Villanueva
Screenplay byVicente Villanueva
Based onLa ternura
by Alfredo Sanzol
Starring
CinematographyLuis Ángel Pérez
Edited byJosé Manuel Jiménez
Music by Fernando Velázquez
Production
companies
  • Priss&Batty
  • La Ternura la película AIE
  • Bahía Carey
Distributed by Universal Pictures International Spain
Release dates
  • 25 September 2023 (2023-09-25)(Paterna)
  • 29 September 2023 (2023-09-29)(Spain)
Countries
  • Spain
  • Dominican Republic
LanguageSpanish

The Tenderness (Spanish: La ternura) [1] is a 2023 Spanish-Dominican fantasy comedy film directed and written by Vicente Villanueva  [ es ] based on the play by Alfredo Sanzol  [ es ] which stars Emma Suárez, Gonzalo de Castro, Alexandra Jiménez, Fernando Guallar, Anna Moliner, and Carlos Cuevas.

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Plot

Misandric witch-queen Esmeralda manages to escape from the West Indies Fleet and settle in a desert island with her two daughters (princesses Rubí and Salmón) so they can be free from the influence of men, but the island actually happens to be inhabited by a misogynistic logger and his two sons (loggers Verdemar and Azulcielo), so the women cross-dress as men. [2] [3]

Cast

Cast listing: [3]

Production

The film is a Spanish-Dominican co-production by Priss&Batty, La Ternura la película AIE, and Bahía Carey with the participation of RTVE and Movistar Plus+. [4] Shooting locations included Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Madrid and the Cosón Beach near Samaná. [4]

Release

The film received a pre-screening at Cines Kinépolis of Paterna on 25 September 2023. [5] [6] It was also scheduled to screen at the Teatro Victoria Eugenia  [ es ] during a RTVE gala of the 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival on 28 September 2023. [7] Distributed by Universal Pictures International Spain, it was released theatrically in Spain on 29 September 2023. [8]

Reception

Enid Román Almansa of Cinemanía rated the film 4½ out of 5 stars, assessing that the film is as eccentric and crazy as it is fun. [9]

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
2024
38th Goya Awards Best Makeup and Hairstyles Eli Adánez, Juan BegaraNominated [10]
32nd Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Film Actress in a Secondary RoleAlexandra JiménezNominated

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