The Consequences

The Consequences (Spanish: Las consecuencias) is a 2021 family drama film directed by Claudia Pinto Emperador. It stars Juana Acosta, Alfredo Castro, María Romanillos, and Carme Elias.

The Consequences
Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Las consecuencias
Directed by	Claudia Pinto Emperador
Written by	Claudia Pinto Emperador Eduardo Sánchez Rugeles
Starring	Juana Acosta Alfredo Castro María Romanillos Carme Elias
Cinematography	Gabriel Guerra
Production companies	Sin Rodeos Films Las consecuencias AIE N279 Entertainment Potemkino Érase una vez Films
Distributed by	Syldavia Cinema
Release dates	11 June 2021 (2021-06-11) (Málaga) 17 September 2021 (2021-09-17) (Spain)
Running time	96 minutes
Countries	Spain Belgium Netherlands
Language	Spanish

Plot

Following a travel to a small volcanic island, a woman starts suspecting something is wrong about her family.

Cast

• Juana Acosta as Fabiola^[1]
• Alfredo Castro as César^[1]
• María Romanillos as Gabi^[1]
• Carme Elías as Teresa^[1]
• Sonia Almarcha as Jimena^[1]
• Cristian Checa as Martín^[1]
• Héctor Alterio as César padre^[1]

Production

The Consequences was directed by Claudia Pinto Emperador whereas the screenplay was co-written by Pinto alongside Eduardo Sánchez Rugeles.^[2]

Produced by Sin Rodeos Films and Las consecuencias AIE in co-production with N279 Entertainment, Potemkino and Érase una vez Films, the production was supported by RTVE, Eurimages, IVC (Institut Valencià de Cultura), the Netherland Film Fund, the Netherland Film Production Incentive, À Punt Mèdia, TV3 and it had the participation of CREA SRG.^[3] The film is an international Spanish–Belgian–Dutch co-production (70% – 15% – 15%).^[4] It was shot in 2019 in between the Valencia region and the Canary Islands, primarily displaying natural landscapes of the islands of La Palma and La Gomera.^[5][6][7]

Release

The film was screened at the 24th Málaga Film Festival on 11 June 2021.^[8][9] It was theatrically released in Spain on 17 September 2021.

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2021	24th Málaga Film Festival	Best Supporting Actress	María Romanillos	Won	[6]
	36th Guadalajara Film Festival	Best Actress in an Ibero-American Fiction Feature Film	María Romanillos	Won	[10]
	4th Berlanga Awards	Best Feature Film		Nominated	[11][12]
		Best Director	Claudia Pinto Emperador	Won
		Best Screenplay	Claudia Pinto Emperador & Eduardo Sánchez Rugeles	Nominated
		Best Actress	Juana Acosta	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	María Romanillos	Nominated
		Best Editing and Post-Production	Elena Ruiz	Won
		Best Cinematography and Lighting	Gabo Guerra	Won
		Best Original Score	Vincent Barrière	Nominated
		Best Production Supervision	Jordi Llorca, Albert Espel, Yadira Ávalos, Carme Sánchez & Claudia Pinto	Won

See also

• List of Spanish films of 2021

References

1. "La Palma, plató del rodaje de la película 'Las Consecuencias' de Claudia Pinto, con Juan Acosta y Alfredo Castro". eldiario.es. 8 June 2019.
2. "La verdad, un volcán a punto de entrar en erupción en "Las consecuencias"". EFE (in Spanish). 11 June 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
3. García, Alejandra (15 September 2021). "'Las consecuencias' – estreno en cines 17 de septiembre". Audiovisual451.
4. "Las consecuencias". Catálogo del Cine Español. ICAA. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
5. Álamo, Victoriano S. (27 August 2021). "'Las consecuencias' convierte el paisaje palmero y gomero en un personaje dentro de su drama". Canarias7 (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2021.
6. Hernández Luján, Raquel (17 September 2021). "Crítica de Las consecuencias: un drama arrollador sobre las secuelas del abuso a largo plazo". HobbyConsolas (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2021.
7. Pando, Juan (16 September 2021). "Crítica de 'Las consecuencias'". Fotogramas (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2021.
8. Silvestre, Juan (10 June 2021). "'Las consecuencias': Cartel, en primicia, del thriller de Juana Acosta que llega al Festival de Málaga". Fotogramas.
9. "'Las consecuencias' retrata la introversión y los secretos familiares en el Festival de Cine de Málaga". Europa Press. 11 June 2021.
10. "María Romanillos, millor actriu de llargmetratge iberoamericà de ficció, per "Las consecuencias", amb participació de TV3, al Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara a Mèxic". Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals. 11 October 2021.
11. "'Lucas', 'Las consecuencias' y 'El lodo' se imponen en las nominaciones de los Premios Berlanga 2021". Europa Press. 18 November 2021.
12. "'Espíritu sagrado', 'El cover' y 'Las consecuencias' triunfan en los Premios Berlanga 2021". Cine y Tele. 5 December 2021.

External links

• The Consequences at the ICAA's Catálogo de Cinespañol