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Vulcania (film)

Vulcania is a 2015 dystopian drama film directed by José Skaf from a screenplay by Diego Soto which stars Miquel Fernández and Aura Garrido alongside Ginés García Millán, José Sacristán, Ana Wagener, Silvia Abril, Jaime Olías, and Rubén Ochandiano. It is a Spanish-French-Swedish international co-production.

Plot

A dystopian drama set in an isolated community split in two sides working in a foundry, the plot follows Jonás and Marta, who begin to question themselves about their small universe.

Cast

Production

The film is a Spanish-Swedish-French co-production by Zentropa Spain, Zentropa Sweden, and Ran Entertainment. It was shot in Spanish. Shooting locations in Catalonia included Tàrrega, , and Lleida.

Release

The film premiered at the 48th Sitges Film Festival in October 2015. Distributed by Alfa Pictures, it was released theatrically in Spain on 4 March 2016.

Reception

Jonathan Holland of The Hollywood Reporter billed the film as a "low-budget dystopian tale" "stronger on atmospherics than on story", underlining as the bottom line "strong ideas and cast meet weak characters".

of Cinemanía rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, welcoming how the film distances itself by means its portrayal of claustrophobic oppression from the messianic tone of recent dystopian fictions catering to a teen audience.

Ricardo Aldarondo of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, drawing out "the use of dystopia to talk about everyday things" as the best thing about the film, while negatively citing the "lack of resources to be more ambitious".

Accolades

|- | align = "center" | 2016 || 25th Actors and Actresses Union Awards || Best Film Actor in a Minor Role || José Sacristán || ||

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