Dying (2017 film)

Dying (Spanish: Morir) is a 2017 Spanish drama film directed by Fernando Franco which stars Marian Álvarez and Andrés Gertrúdix.

Dying
Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Morir
Directed by	Fernando Franco
Screenplay by	Fernando Franco Coral Cruz
Based on	Dying (1895) by Arthur Schnitzler
Produced by	Fernando Franco Koldo Zuazua
Starring	Marian Álvarez Andrés Gertrúdix
Cinematography	Santiago Racaj
Edited by	Miguel Doblado
Production companies	Ferdydurke Films Kowalski Films
Distributed by	Golem Distribución
Release dates	27 September 2017 (2017-09-27) (Zinemaldia) 6 October 2017 (2017-10-06) (Spain)
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Plot

The plot concerns about the deterioration of Marta and Luis' life as a couple upon the development of a terminal illness by Luis.

Cast

• Marian Álvarez as Marta^[1]
• Andrés Gertrúdix as Luis^[1]
• Bingen Loinaz^[2]
• César Sarachu [es]^[2]
• Edu Rejón^[2]
• Francesco Carril [d]^[2]
• Íñigo Aranburu [eu]^[2]
• Mikele Urroz [eu]^[2]
• Pablo Gómez-Pando^[2]
• Itziar Ituño^[2]
• Maica Barroso^[2]
• Mila Videgain^[2]
• Raquel García^[2]

Production

Penned by Fernando Franco and Coral Cruz, the screenplay of Dying is a free adaptation of the 1895 work of the same name by Arthur Schnitzler.^[3][4][5] The film is a Kowalski Films and Ferdydurke Films production,^[2] in association with Film Factory Entertainment.^[6] It also had the participation of ETB, Canal Sur and Movistar+ and support from ICAA, Gobierno Vasco, Junta de Andalucía, and Diputación Foral de Bizkaia [es].^[6] It was shot in the Basque Country, Cantabria, Madrid and Seville.^[7]

Release

The film premiered at the 65th San Sebastián International Film Festival on 27 September 2017, selected as an official selection's 'Special Screening'.^[8] Distributed by Golem Distribución,^[6] it was theatrically released in Spain on 6 October 2017.

Reception

Jordi Costa of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, assessing that while Gertrúdix is superb, "the film IS Marian Álvarez, gigantic, [with her character] wasting away before the consumed body of her loved one."^[9]

Alberto Bermejo of El Mundo rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, describing it, above all, as "an intimate chronicle, almost interior, of overflowing authenticity, of truth sustained by the two main characters", praising the outstanding work from the two protagonists while warning it is not a film suitable for everyone.^[10]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2018	23rd Forqué Awards	Best Actress	Marian Álvarez	Nominated	[11]
		Best Actor	Andrés Gertrúdix	Nominated
	5th Feroz Awards	Best Actress	Marian Álvarez	Nominated	[12]
		Best Actor	Andrés Gertrúdix	Nominated
	32nd Goya Awards	Best Actor	Andrés Gertrúdix	Nominated	[2]

See also

• List of Spanish films of 2017

References

1. Hopewell, John (21 August 2017). "San Sebastian: Film Factory Boards Fernando Franco's 'Dying' (Exclusive)". Variety.
2. "Morir". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
3. "Así se sufre en 'Morir'". El País. 31 August 2017.
4. ""Morir", drama sobre la degración física y sentimental de una pareja". Canal Sur. 17 May 2022.
5. Belategui, Oskar (5 October 2017). "El amor en los tiempos de la enfermedad". El Correo.
6. Rivera, Alfonso (27 September 2017). "Morir: hasta el último suspiro". Cineuropa.
7. Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (2 October 2017). "Los estrenos del 6 de octubre. 'Morir'. La sombra de la tragedia". Aisge.
8. "Fernando Franco trata el drama de "Morir" desde la contención y el respeto". EFE. 27 September 2017.
9. Costa, Jordi (9 February 2017). "Morir. Para quien esté harto de muertes edulcoradas". Fotogramas.
10. Bermejo, Alberto (5 October 2017). "'Morir': específicamente humano". Metrópoli – via El Mundo.
11. Sánchez, Sandra (13 January 2018). "Lista completa de ganadores de los Premios Forqué 2018". ecartelera.
12. Lázaro, Margarita (22 January 2018). "La lista completa de ganadores de los premios Feroz 2018". HuffPost.