French
DeutschThe Burning Cold (film)
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| Spanish | El fred que crema |
| Directed by | Santi Trullenque |
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| Cinematography | Àlex Sans |
| Edited by | Marc Vendrell |
| Music by | Francesc Gener |
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| Distributed by | Filmax |
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| Language | Catalan |
The Burning Cold (Catalan: El fred que crema) is a 2022 Spanish-Andorran historical drama film directed by Santi Trullenque from a screenplay by Agustí Franch and Trullenque which stars Greta Fernández and Roger Casamajor.
Plot
[edit]Set in 1943 in Andorra against the backdrop of World War II, the plot follows a local couple (Sara and Antoni) facing a moral dilemma upon hiding Jews fleeing from the Nazis.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Greta Fernández as Sara[2]
- Roger Casamajor as Antoni[2]
- Adrià Collado as Joan[2]
- Daniel Horvath as Lars[2]
- Pedro Casablanc as Serafí[3]
- Ksawery Szlenkier as Marian[3]
- Elisabet Terri as Marieta[4]
Production
[edit]The Burning Cold was produced by Films de l'Orient, Red Nose and Arlong Productions, and it had the participation of TVC and backing from ICEC and the Government of Andorra.[5] It was shot in Andorra and in the Pyrenees of the province of Lleida.[4]
Release
[edit]The film was presented at the BCN Film Fest on 26 April 2022.[6] Distributed by Filmax,[7] it was released theatrically in Spain on 20 January 2023.[2]
Reception
[edit]Àlex Montoya of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars highlighting "the visceral tone and mise-en-scène, the powerful use of landscapes and the leading duo" while lamenting certain melodramatic turn of the plot.[8]
Toni Vall of Cinemanía rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be an "interesting debut, [a] story of war, helpless [people], good and evil".[7]
Beatriz Martínez of El Periódico de Catalunya rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be "a rough and unpleasant film, like that icy landscape that becomes one more character in the film".[9]
Accolades
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2023 | 15th Gaudí Awards | Best Film | Nominated | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Mayor Ortega, Leonor (27 April 2022). "'El fred que crema' o la naturaleza del mal". La Vanguardia. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Martín, Anna (18 February 2023). "Adrià Collado, sobre 'El fred que crema': "Es una película pequeña con ganas de ser grande"". Mundo Deportivo. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b "El fred que crema". Filmax. Archived from the original on 5 October 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (17 January 2023). "Los estrenos del 20 de enero. 'El fred que crema' (El frío que quema). Maneras de odiar". Aisge. Archived from the original on 5 October 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ Sánchez Sequera, Marco (17 January 2023). "'El fred que crema' – estreno en cines 20 de enero". Audiovisual451. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Greta Fernández y Roger Casamajor retratan un conflicto "histórico y personal" en 'El fred que crema'". Europa Press. 26 April 2022. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b Vall, Toni (16 January 2023). "Crítica de 'El fred que crema'". Cinemanía. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023 – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ Montoya, Àlex (21 January 2023). "Crítica de 'El frío que quema', la montaña mágica". Fotogramas. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ Martínez, Beatriz (18 January 2023). "'El fred que crema': nazis y judíos en la Andorra de la Segunda Guerra Mundial". El Periódico de Catalunya. Prensa Ibérica. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ Gambín, Marta (22 January 2023). "Guanyadors dels Premis Gaudí 2023: llista completa de pel·lícules i artistes". El Nacional. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.