Sunday's Illness

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Sunday's Illness

PG-13,

2018,

1h 53m,

Drama

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Anabel abandoned her daughter Chiara when the girl was barely 8 years old. Thirty-five years later, Chiara returns with a strange request and asks her mother to spend 10 days with her. Anabel sees the trip as a chance to get her daughter back, but what she doesn't know is that Chiara has a hidden purpose and that she'll have to face the most important decision of her life.

Bilge Ebiri

Spirituality & Health

Mar 23, 2020

The result is an atmospheric, perplexing, and ultimately absorbing film. The two central performances are terrific- these women manage to convey their characters' inner lives with mere glances and gestures...

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Eric Kohn

IndieWire

Jun 18, 2018

A

In its disquieting, deliberate pace and otherworldly imagery, it takes on a ghostly quality even though no actual spirits materialize.

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

Jun 14, 2018

Salazar's deliberateness of image and tone can sometimes feel like its own archly overemphasized meaning, but it's never less than an artfully sincere companion to the drama ...

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Filipe Freitas

Always Good Movies

Oct 8, 2020

3/5

Somewhat painful to watch in all its human suffering and ultimately redemption.

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Mikel Zorrilla

Espinof

Jul 27, 2019

We are facing one of those productions that at first may look like irrelevant, but that shows that it is much more. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Ruben Peralta Rigaud

Cocalecas

Aug 7, 2018

Sundays' Illness is a story of tragedy and pain, it is also a brilliant film with impressive performances. [Full review in Spanish]

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Poe R

Feb 2, 2019

Difficult movie, but the complete presence in it of two wonderful actresses make it thrilling.

Leia S

Nov 19, 2018

I should have stopped when I wondered what that unnecessary drama around the dinner table was for. Wannabe art film littered with "art film" cliches.

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Luke W

Aug 5, 2018

Wonderful film! Very moving. Gripping story, fabulous actors' performance. Deeply emotional and insightful on so many levels! R

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Abraham P

Jul 10, 2018

I thought it was great. The plot, filming, the acting, and the end!

George L

Jun 19, 2018

I can't stop thinking about this movie. truly a deep treasure, painful and thought provoking. It is awesome to see such a fine piece of art for a change of pace.

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Ron S

Jun 16, 2018

Very Good! dramatic and emotional

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Ramón Salazar

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Synopsis

Anabel abandoned her daughter Chiara when the girl was barely 8 years old. Thirty-five years later, Chiara returns with a strange request and asks her mother to spend 10 days with her. Anabel sees the trip as a chance to get her daughter back, but what she doesn't know is that Chiara has a hidden purpose and that she'll have to face the most important decision of her life.

Director: Ramón Salazar
Producer: Francisco Ramos
Screenwriter: Ramón Salazar
Production Co: Televisión Española (TVE), Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales, Televisió de Catalunya (TV3) [es]
Rating: PG-13 (Mature Thematic Material|Drug Content|Brief Language|Smoking|Some Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: European Spanish
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 15, 2018
Runtime: 1h 53m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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