That Was Life

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That Was Life

2020,

1h 49m,

Drama

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Two Spanish women from different generations coincide in a hospital room in Belgium. María (Petra Martínez) has been living there for decades after emigrating when she was young, and Verónica (Anna Castillo) is a girl recently arrived in search of opportunities she never found in Spain. A strange friendship is forged between them which will lead María to set out on a return journey to the south of Spain with an unusual mission. What begins as a journey in search of Verónica's roots will become an opportunity to question certain principles on which she had based her life.

Elsa Fernández-Santos

El Pais (Spain)

Jun 22, 2022

Touches upon intimate and fragile issues with a subtlety and modesty that surpasses the heavy handedness of most films, always trusting the inner voice of its massive protagonists [Anna Castillo and Petra Martínez]. [Full review in Spanish]

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Juan Pando

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Dec 17, 2021

3/5

Few pleasures for a moviegoer are comparable to enjoying the encounter of two performers who complement each other. [Full review in Spanish]

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Rubén Romero Santos

Cinemanía (Spain)

Dec 15, 2021

3.5/5

A beautiful story of intergenerational solidarity. [Full review in Spanish]

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Demetrios Matheou

Screen International

Jul 24, 2021

Martinez, well into her seventies when she shot this, gives a strong, minimalist performance...

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Carlos Losilla

Caimán Cuadernos de Cine

Nov 10, 2020

Hopefully David Martín de los Santos' future films... forgets some of those rhetorical ornaments that it doesn't need at all. [Full review in Spanish]

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Florin Piersic Jr.

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Two Spanish women from different generations coincide in a hospital room in Belgium. María (Petra Martínez) has been living there for decades after emigrating when she was young, and Verónica (Anna Castillo) is a girl recently arrived in search of opportunities she never found in Spain. A strange friendship is forged between them which will lead María to set out on a return journey to the south of Spain with an unusual mission. What begins as a journey in search of Verónica's roots will become an opportunity to question certain principles on which she had based her life.

Director: David Martín De Los Santos
Screenwriter: David Martín De Los Santos
Production Co: Smiz and Pixel, Lolita Films, Canal Sur Televisión, La vida era eso, Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA), Mediaevs
Genre: Drama
Original Language: European Spanish
Runtime: 1h 49m

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