Birth () is a 2024 Spanish-Romanian drama film directed by Pau Teixidor and written by Teixidor and Lorena Iglesias. It stars SofÃÂa Milán alongside MarÃÂa Vázquez.
The plot is set in 1982 Spain, against the backdrop of the country's purported political and social change. Pregnant LucÃÂa is taken by her mother Marisa to a Catholic reformatory for teen pregnant women in Peñagrande, where she develops a strong friendship with other young women, while becoming the target of a baby theft ring centered in the reformatory.
The film is a Spanish-Romanian co-production by AquÃÂ y AllÃÂ Films, Minoria Absoluta, Alumbramiento AIE and Avanpost. It had the participation of RTVE and backing from ICAA and Ayuntamiento de Madrid. Shooting locations included Madrid.
The film was presented at the 8th BCN Film Fest on 24 April 2024. Distributed by Filmax, it is scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 19 June 2024.
Enid Román Almansa of CinemanÃÂa rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, considering it to be "emotional, hard, beautiful and tremendously necessary" in the verdict.
Manuel J. Lombardo of Diario de Sevilla gave the film 3 stars, mentioning the time setting, the extraordinary mise-en-scene and the fitting cast of young actresses as some of the merits in it.
Javier Ocaña of El PaÃÂs deemed the film to be a "modest but laudable work", lacking nonetheless "that touch of ambition" that turns movies into something else.
Juan Pando of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars writing that "the youth cast, perfectly matched, is exceptional".
Raquel Hernández Luján of HobbyConsolas gave the film 75 points ('good'), adding that it "demystifies the 1980s by pointing out their contradictions".
|- | rowspan = "2" | || rowspan = "2" | 8th BCN Film Fest || Best Director || Pau Teixidor || || rowspan = "2" | |- | Best Actress || Young Actresses Cast (SofÃÂa Milán, Celia Lopera, Carmen Escudero, Paula Agulló, Victoria Oliver, Alba Munuera) || |- | || 4th Carmen Awards || Best New Actress || Carmen Escudero || ||