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MONEY
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Shot for just $4.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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The Laws of Thermodynamics
2018 1h 40m ES
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5.8
MID
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45
METACRITIC
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6.1
IMDB
★5.8TMDB · 173●45Metacritic★6.1IMDB · 2,958
RomanceComedy
Synopsis
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Manel, a physicist working on his PhD thesis, accidentally fall in love with Elena, a young model and aspiring actress.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Vito Sanz
Manel
Berta Vázquez
Elena
Chino Darín
Pablo
Victoria Luengo
Eva
Irene Escolar
Raquel
Josep Maria Pou
Profesor Amat
Andrea Ros
Alba
David Martín Surroca
Transeúnte
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Mateo Gil
- Writers
- Mateo Gil
- Languages
- Italian, Spanish, English
- Countries
- Spain
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts 🍿
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ERA
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Released 8 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Italian, Spanish, English.
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ERA
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Mateo Gil, shot by Sergi Vilanova. 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 Fernando Velázquez. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Miguel Burgos shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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8 / 8
CAST
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Vito Sanz and Berta Vázquez and Chino Darín carry the top of the cast.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Mateo Gil directs. Sergi Vilanova behind the camera. Fernando Velázquez scores. Miguel Burgos cuts. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Italian, Spanish, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $4.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Released 8 years ago.
- 3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Italian, Spanish, English.
- 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Directed by Mateo Gil, shot by Sergi Vilanova. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Original score by Fernando Velázquez. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 7Editor Miguel Burgos shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 8Vito Sanz and Berta Vázquez and Chino Darín carry the top of the cast.
- 9IMDB entry: tt6053938 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Sergi Vilanova
- Original score
- Fernando Velázquez
- Editing
- Miguel Burgos
- Production design
- Juan Pedro de Gaspar
- Costume design
- Clara Bilbao
- Runtime
- 100 min · 1h 40m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $4,380,014
- Original language
- ES
- Metacritic
- 45/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.1/10 · 2,958 votes
- MPAA
- TV-MA
Awards
1 win & 1 nomination
Also by
Mateo Gil
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Atresmedia
ES
TV3
ES
Zeta Studios
ES
ICEC
ES
Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales
ES
Key crew
- EditorMiguel Burgos
- Costume DesignClara Bilbao
- Production DesignJuan Pedro de Gaspar
- ProducerFrancisco Ramos
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- physicist
- falling in love
- model
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2018-03-13· Miami Film Festival
- Digital2018-08-10· Netflix
