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Petra

Play trailer Poster for Petra 2018,  1h 47m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 94% 18 Reviews Tomatometer 92% Fewer than 50 Ratings Popcornmeter
94% Tomatometer 18 Reviews 92% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
After her mother's death, a woman embarks on a search to uncover her father's identity.

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Jamie Dunn Sight & Sound Jan 13, 2020
Blending Greek tragedy with soap opera and told over a fractured chronology, Jaime Rosales' visually and emotionally dynamic Petra follows a young painter who joins the household of a famous artist... Go to Full Review
Michael Leader Sight & Sound May 13, 2018
Rosales's commitment to experimenting with novel approaches gives Petra an intriguing, engaging quality. Go to Full Review
Wendy Ide Screen International May 10, 2018
Ultimately...it's a formal experiment which falters in the second half, rendering several key sequences redundant and robbing the picture of an emphatic ending. Go to Full Review
Zhuo-Ning Su Awards Daily Oct 17, 2019
Wickedly written, smartly acted and expertly photographed, it's a treat for those who can stomach a higher level of perversity when watching their paternity dramas. Go to Full Review
Hannah Paveck Another Gaze Dec 15, 2018
At a time when the feminist revenge narrative risks a descent into cliché, Rosales's decision to withhold the film's central affective event... proves all the more effective. Go to Full Review
Guillem Martinez Oya Macguffin007 Dec 15, 2018
4/5
A greek tragedy in modern times. A must. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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Jaime Rosales

Director

Bárbara Lennie

Petra

Alex Brendemühl

Lucas

Joan Botey

Jaume

Marisa Paredes

Marisa

Petra Martínez

Julia

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Movie Info

Synopsis After her mother's death, a woman embarks on a search to uncover her father's identity.
Director
Jaime Rosales
Producer
Antonio Chavarrías, Jérôme Dopffer, Katrin Pors
Screenwriter
Jaime Rosales, Michel Gaztambide, Clara Roquet
Production Co
Balthazar Productions, Institut Català de les Empreses Culturals (ICEC), Wanda Visión S.A., Snowglobe Films, Televisió de Catalunya (TV3), Gobierno de España, Fresdeval Films, Oberón Cinematográfica, Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA), Eurimages, Televisión Española (TVE), Movistar Plus+, L'Aide aux Cinémas du Monde, Det Danske Filminstitut
Genre
Drama
Original Language
European Spanish
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 14, 2019
Runtime
1h 47m
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