Awareness

"Reality is an illusion."

2023 1h 52m ES

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 248

Science FictionMysteryThrillerAction

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Ian is a teenager who lives with his father on the outskirts by running small scams using Ian's ability to generate visual illusions upon unsuspecting victims. When one of his cons goes awry, his abilities publicly spiral out of control and Ian becomes the target of two rival organizations, each seeking to exploit his powers.

“Reality is an illusion.”

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Cast

Carlos Scholz
Ian
Pedro Alonso
Ian's father
María Pedraza
Esther
Óscar Jaenada
Perceptor
Lela Loren
Adriana
Lucas Fuica
El Mulo
Silvia Kal
Lucía
Karina Kolokolchykova
Urzula

Credits

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Director: Daniel Benmayor
Writers: Daniel Benmayor, Iván Ledesma
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Spain

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Daniel Benmayor, shot by Juan Miguel Azpiroz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Roque Baños. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Carlos Scholz and Pedro Alonso and María Pedraza carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Reality is an illusion.".

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IMDB entry: tt18556326 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Daniel Benmayor directs. Juan Miguel Azpiroz behind the camera. Roque Baños scores. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Spanish.

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1Released 3 years ago.
2Directed by Daniel Benmayor, shot by Juan Miguel Azpiroz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Roque Baños. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Carlos Scholz and Pedro Alonso and María Pedraza carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Reality is an illusion.".
6IMDB entry: tt18556326 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Juan Miguel Azpiroz
Original score: Roque Baños
Production design: Balter Gallart
Costume design: Cristina Sopeña
Makeup / hair: Isabel Auernheimer
VFX supervisor: Ivo Dukcevic
Sound: Gabriel Gutiérrez
Stunt coordinator: Ricardo Rocca
Runtime: 112 min · 1h 52m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: ES
IMDB: Awareness (2023)

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MovieGuys2023-10-18
★ 7/10
Awareness taps into a, by now, well worn, supernatural/superhero trope but does so with enough intimacy and depth, to make it inherently watchable. There's the predictable superhero, action formula you would expect, with something of an opaque, good guy bad guy set up. What really sets this production apart however, is the depth of characterisation. You get a real sense of the relationship between the key character and his adoptive father, that lifts this film above many of its emotionally shallower, counterparts. Acting is decent too but then it comes with a cast of mostly well known, Spanish actors. Narrative is capably scripted and thoughtful, dodging most of the trite cliches, you might expect in a film, of this kind. In summary, an action movie with a soul. It has subs but this was hardly an impediment, to this reviewers enjoyment. Well worth your time.

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