The Passenger (2021 film)
The Passenger (Spanish: La pasajera) is a 2021 Spanish science-fiction comedy horror road movie directed by Raúl Cerezo and Fernando González Gómez which stars Ramiro Blas, Cecilia Suárez, Paula Gallego and Cristina Alcázar.
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Spanish | La pasajera |
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Cinematography | Ignacio Aguilar |
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Distributed by | Karma Films |
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Country | Spain |
Language | Spanish |
Plot
Four people with different backgrounds (a skeevy driver, a religious Mexican, and a posh woman with her wayward teen daughter) coincide on a van trip across empty Spain.[1][2] They come into contact with an extraterrestrial entity, which possesses women and chops off the head of men.[3]
Cast
Production
The screenplay was penned by Luis Sánchez-Polack based on a previous screenplay by Javier Echániz and Asier Guerricaechebarría.[2] The Passenger is a Persons Films, La Dalia Films, SG Producciones and Eye Slice Pictures production, and it had support from Gobierno de Navarra and Navarra Film Office.[4] It was fully shot in Navarre.[4]
Release
The film screened at the Sitges Film Festival on 9 October 2021.[6] Distributed by Karma Films,[4] it was theatrically released in Spain on 18 February 2022. Distributed by Dark Star Pictures, the film is set for a 3 June 2022 limited theatrical release in the United States, followed by a streaming and DVD release after 28 June.[7]
Reception
Pablo Tocino of Mondosonoro scored 7 out of 10 points, considering that while Cristina Alcázar and Cecilia Suárez' performances are more than adequate, those of Ramiro Blas and Paula Gallego stand out in particular.[2]
Miguel Ángel Romero of Cinemanía gave the film 2 out of 5 stars considering that the film, blending B movie exploitation and Spanish costumbrismo, features comedy moments alongside a great deal of cringe.[8]
Beatriz Martínez of El Periódico de Catalunya also rated it with 2 out of 5 stars, considering that although the film achieves a personality of its own, the special effects do their job, and the film displays a "non-negligible" degree of visual imagination, there is something unsettling lurking throughout the film, namely the ambiguity towards machismo.[1]
See also
References
- Martínez, Beatriz (17 February 2022). "Crítica de 'La pasajera': invasiones alienígenas a ritmo de pasodoble". El Periódico de Catalunya.
- Tocino, Pablo (25 November 2021). "La pasajera". Mondosonoro.
- Mayor Ortega, Leonor (10 October 2021). "'La pasajera', una relectura extraterrestre del mito de la niña de la curva". La Vanguardia.
- Sánchez-Montañez, Rebeca (14 February 2022). "'La pasajera' – estreno en cines 18 de febrero". Audiovisual451.
- Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (16 February 2022). "Los estrenos del 18 de febrero. La pasajera. Carretera infernal". Aisge.
- "Veneciafrenia de Álex de la Iglesia desembarca en el Sitges Film Festival 2021". Visit Sitges. 9 October 2021.
- Miska, Brad (12 April 2022). "'The Passenger' – Latest Dark Star x Bloody Disgusting Collab Hits the Road With Nasty and Grotesque Horror Film". Bloody Disgusting.
- Romero, Miguel Ángel (16 February 2022). "Crítica de 'La pasajera'". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.