Julieta
2016 · Movie · R · 98 min · ★ 7.0 · 79% critics
Over 30 years, a woman looks back from a hopeful past in 1985 to a painful, unraveling present in 2015. After hearing news about her long-lost daughter, she pauses her life and writes down her memories to make sense of what happened.
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-04-08
- Language
- Spanish
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (915 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this reflective, grief-soaked drama if you like intimate, memory-driven stories from Broken Embraces or Parallel Mothers; Not for you if you prefer a straightforward plot with clear closure.
Pros: deeply engaging drama; strong performances; emotional, thoughtful tone | Cons: uneven structure; some unresolved threads; can feel unsettling
Themes
- depression
- friendship
- madrid, spain
- lover
- marriage
- female friendship
- autobiography
- love
- loneliness
- memory
- hospital
- single mother
- +5 more
Awards & recognition
- San Diego International Film Festival · 2016
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2017 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Director · 2016 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Actress · 2016 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Film · 2016 · nominated
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- European Film Award – People's Choice Award — Best European Film · 2016 · nominated
Cast & crew
Emma Suárez
as Julieta Arcos
Adriana Ugarte
as Julieta Arcos (young)
Daniel Grao
as Xoan Feijóo
Inma Cuesta
as Ava
Darío Grandinetti
as Lorenzo
Michelle Jenner
as Beatriz
Pilar Castro
as Claudia (Beatriz's Mother)
Nathalie Poza
as Juana
Susi Sánchez
as Sara (Julieta's Mother)
Joaquín Notario
as Samuel (Julieta's Father)
Directed by Pedro Almodóvar