Sara's Notebook

Sara's Notebook (Spanish: El cuaderno de Sara) is a 2018 Spanish drama film directed by Norberto López Amado and written by Jorge Guerricaechevarría, about how Laura Alonso (Belén Rueda) searches for her missing sister in the Democratic Republic of Congo.^[1][2][3][4]

Sara's Notebook
Spanish	El cuaderno de Sara
Directed by	Norberto López Amado
Written by	Jorge Guerricaechevarría
Produced by	Álvaro Augustin Ghislain Barrois Derrick Kibisi Edmon Roch Javier Ugarte
Starring	Belén Rueda Marian Álvarez Manolo Cardona Enrico Lo Verso Marta Belaustegui Iván Mendes
Cinematography	David Omedes
Edited by	Pablo Marchetto
Music by	Julio de la Rosa
Production companies	Ikiru Films Mediaset España Movistar+ Telecinco Cinema
Distributed by	Buena Vista International
Release dates	31 January 2018 (2018-01-31) (Cine Capitol premiere) 2 February 2018 (2018-02-02) (Spain)
Running time	115 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish
Budget	€1 million
Box office	$6 million

Cast

• Belén Rueda as Laura
• Marian Álvarez as Sara
• Iván Mendes as Jamir
• Marta Belaustegui [es] as Elsa.^[5]
• Enrico Lo Verso as Padre Salvio^[6]
• Manolo Cardona as Sergio
• Nick Devlin as Sven
• Florin Opritescu as Davor
• Alfredo Araoz as Cámara TV
• Armando Jerez as Sonidista TV
• Djédjé Apali as Battiste (as Djedje Apali)
• Malcolm Treviño-Sitté as Omar (as Malcolm T. Sitté)
• Bella Agossou as Masira
• María Luisa Mayo as Irene
• Ramón Barea as Padre Laura y Sara
• Astrid Jones as Lugarteniente
• Santiago Adán as Tom (as Santi Adán)

Release

Following a pre-screening on January 31, 2018 at Madrid's Cine Capitol [es],^[7] the film was theatrically released in Spain on February 2, 2018,^[8] distributed by Buena Vista International.^[9] It was released on May 25, 2018 on Netflix streaming, although it will be removed from the catalog on May 26, 2023.

See also

• List of Spanish films of 2018

References

1. "Sara's Notebook delves into the darker side of human nature". The Daily Dot. June 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
2. "Sara's Notebook Film Review". The Review Geek. 5 June 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
3. "Sara's Notebook (El cuaderno de Sara) Review". Ready Steady Cut. 29 May 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
4. "Africa-Set Thriller 'Sara's Notebook' Comes to Cannes From Film Factory (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. 16 May 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
5. "'El cuaderno de Sara'". Aisge. 31 January 2018.
6. Moreno, Mar (13 January 2018). "Viaje al infierno de África con Belén Rueda". Smoda. El País.
7. Checa, Gema (1 February 2018). "Belén Rueda se rodea de amigos y compañeros en el estreno de 'El cuaderno de Sara'". Diez Minutos.
8. "Las películas españolas más taquilleras de 2018". Instyle. 10 June 2018.
9. "'El cuaderno de Sara' – estreno en cines 2 de febrero". Audiovisual451 (in Spanish). 29 January 2018.

External links

• Sara's Notebook at IMDb
• Sara's Notebook at Rotten Tomatoes