Jumping the Fence
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| Spanish | El salto |
| Directed by | Benito Zambrano |
| Written by | Flora González Villanueva |
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| Cinematography | Alex de Pablo |
| Edited by | Teresa Font |
| Music by | Pascal Gaigne |
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| Distributed by | Filmax |
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Jumping the Fence (Spanish: El salto) is a 2024 Spanish-French drama film directed by Benito Zambrano and written by Flora González Villanueva which stars Moussa Sylla, Edith Martínez-Val, Eric Nantchouang, and Nansi Nsue.
Plot
[edit]Ibrahim, an African irregular immigrant earning a living as a bricklayer in Madrid, is deported back to his native country. He attempts to get back to Spain to reunite with his pregnant partner Mariama. After travelling across the African continent, Ibrahim settles in the vicinity of the Mount Gurugu near Nador with a group of people seeking to jump the border fence to Melilla, including Aminata and Ousman.[1][2][3]
Cast
[edit]- Moussa Sylla as Ibrahim[4]
- Edith Martínez-Val as Aminata[4]
- Eric Nantchouang as Ousman[3]
- Nansi Nsue as Mariama[3]
- Vicky Peña as Hermana Marisa[4]
- Mariola Fuentes as Carmela[4]
- Vicenta N'Dongo as Elena Jiménez[4]
- Mari Paz Sayago[4]
- Norberto Trujillo[4]
- Justino Mendes[4]
Production
[edit]The film is a Spanish-French co-production by Cine 365 Films Canarias AIE, Cine365 Films Producciones Cinematográficas, Virtual Contenidos, Castelao Pictures and Noodles Productions.[2] It had the participation of ICAA, Orange, Movistar Plus+, RTVE, and Canal Sur.[5] Shooting locations included Madrid and Tenerife.[5]
Release
[edit]The film world premiered at the 27th Málaga Film Festival on 3 March 2024.[6] Distributed by Filmax,[7] it was released theatrically in Spain on 12 April 2024.[8]
Reception
[edit]Javier Ocaña of Cinemanía rated the film 2½ out of 5 stars, writing that there were "little cinema and a lot of good intentions", while also assessing the film to be the worse picture so far of Zambrano's solid career.[9]
Salvador Llopart of La Vanguardia rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, lamenting that "the protagonists turn out to be schematic ideas rather than real characters".[10]
Laura Pérez of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, assessing that it "is overly explanatory", but also writing that "it takes flight in the sequence of the fence jumping".[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Rivera, Alfonso (21 October 2022). "Benito Zambrano tourne El salto". Cineuropa.
- ^ a b "» Cultura RTVE.es estrena el tráiler de 'El salto', la odisea de un emigrante separado de su familia para regresar a España". rtve.es. 22 February 2024.
- ^ a b c Castro Diez, Natalia (5 April 2024). "'El Salto', de Benito Zambrano, o el duro viaje de los inmigrantes". PopTV. Orange.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (8 April 2024). "Los estrenos del 12 de abril. 'El salto'. La tierra prometida". Aisge.
- ^ a b Sánchez Sequera, Marco (16 April 2024). "'El salto' – estreno en cines 19 de abril". Audiovisual451.
- ^ Tenza, Alba (3 March 2024). "Benito Zambrano salta la valla de Melilla para mostrar el drama al otro lado de la frontera". Diario Sur. Grupo Vocento.
- ^ "'El salto', la última película de Benito Zambrano, llegará a los cines el 12 de abril". Infobae. 1 February 2024.
- ^ Alba, María (16 April 2024). "'El salto', la última película de Benito Zambrano, en cines desde el 12 de abril". Pronto.
- ^ Ocaña, Javier (10 April 2024). "Crítica de 'El salto': por un mundo y un cine mejores". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ Batlle Caminal, Jordi; Engel, Philipp; Llopart, Salvador (12 April 2024). "'Sangre en los labios' (★★★), un viaje al infierno y otros estrenos de la semana". La Vanguardia.
- ^ Pérez, Laura (12 April 2024). "Crítica de 'El salto': El regreso al cine social de Benito Zambrano ('Solas')". Fotogramas.