The Water (2022 film)

The Water (Spanish: El agua) is an upcoming drama film directed by Elena López Riera which stars Luna Pamies, Bárbara Lennie and Nieve de Medina. It is a joint Swiss-Spanish-French production.

The Water
SpanishEl agua
Directed byElena López Riera
Written by
  • Elena López Riera
  • Philippe Azoury
Starring
CinematographyGiuseppe Truppi
Edited byRaphaël Lefèvre
Production
companies
  • Alina Film
  • Suica Films
  • Les Films du Worso
Distributed byElastica/Filmin (es)
Release date
Countries
  • Switzerland
  • Spain
  • France

Plot

Set in southeastern Spain, with the backdrop of a local superstition concerning women being predestined to drown in river floods, the plot follows Ana, who lives with her mother and her grandmother,[1] while the storm is coming.[2]

Cast

Production

The screenplay was penned by Elena López Riera alongside Philippe Azoury.[3] A Swiss-Spanish-French co-production, the film was produced by Alina Film, Suica Films and Les Films du Worso with support from Institut Valencià de Cultura, ICAA, Creative Europe's MEDIA, and participation of RTVE and À Punt Mèdia.[4][5] Shooting took place in Orihuela and others locations across the province of Alicante from April to May 2021.[6] Giuseppe Truppi took over the cinematography whereas Raphaël Lefèvre did so with the film editing.[7]

Release

The film will have its world premiere in May 2022 at the Directors' Fortnight parallel section of the 75th Cannes Film Festival.[2]

Filmin and Elastica scooped the distribution rights for Spain.[4]

See also

References
  1. Correa, Guillermo (20 April 2022). "'El agua', de Elena López Riera, competirá en la Quincena de realizadores de Cannes". El Cultural – via El Español.
  2. Mullor, Mireia (19 April 2022). "Elena López Riera competirá en el Festival de Cannes con 'El agua'". Fotogramas.
  3. Partearroyo, Daniel de (19 April 2022). "'El agua', la película de Elena López Riera que participa en la Quincena de Realizadores de Cannes". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  4. "Cine 'El agua', de Elena López Riera, competirá en la Quincena de realizadores del Festival de Cannes". rtve.es. 19 April 2022.
  5. Cabeza, Elisabet (27 July 2021). "Spain Stars of Tomorrow: Elena López Riera (writer-director)". ScreenDaily.
  6. Prado, África (19 April 202). "Elena López Riera competirá con 'El agua' en la Quincena de Realizadores del Festival de Cannes". Levante-EMV.
  7. "Just Spainted. Winter/Spring 2022. New Spanish Films" (PDF). ICAA. p. 127. Retrieved 21 April 2022 – via Audiovisual451.
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