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Released 15 years ago.
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Even the Rain
"Many want to change the world... Few want to change themselves"
2011 1h 43m ES
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★7.0TMDB · 302🍅87%Rotten Tomatoes●69Metacritic★7.4IMDB · 15,626
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Synopsis
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As a director and his crew shoot a controversial film about Christopher Columbus in Cochabamba, Bolivia, local people rise up against plans to privatize the water supply.
“Many want to change the world... Few want to change themselves”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Luis Tosar
Costa
Gael García Bernal
Sebastián
Juan Carlos Aduviri
Daniel / Hatuey
Karra Elejalde
Antón / Christopher Columbus
Raúl Arévalo
Juan / Antonio de Montesinos
Cassandra Ciangherotti
María
Carlos Santos
Alberto / Bartolomé de las Casas
Milena Soliz
Belén / Panuca
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Icíar Bollaín
- Writers
- Paul Laverty
- Languages
- English, Spanish, Quechua
- Countries
- France, Mexico, 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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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Spanish, Quechua.
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International production across 3 countries: France, Mexico, Spain.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Icíar Bollaín, shot by Álex Catalán. 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 Alberto Iglesias. 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 Ángel Hernández Zoido shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Luis Tosar and Gael García Bernal and Juan Carlos Aduviri carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Many want to change the world... Few want to change themselves".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Icíar Bollaín directs. Álex Catalán behind the camera. Alberto Iglesias scores. Ángel Hernández Zoido cuts. Produced in France, Mexico, Spain. Dialogue in English, Spanish, Quechua.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 15 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Spanish, Quechua.
- 3International production across 3 countries: France, Mexico, Spain.
- 4Directed by Icíar Bollaín, shot by Álex Catalán. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Alberto Iglesias. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Ángel Hernández Zoido shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Luis Tosar and Gael García Bernal and Juan Carlos Aduviri carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "Many want to change the world... Few want to change themselves".
- 9IMDB entry: tt1422032 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 10 themes, including "demonstration", "water supply", "water shortage", "documentary filmmaking".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Álex Catalán
- Original score
- Alberto Iglesias
- Editing
- Ángel Hernández Zoido
- Production design
- Juan Pedro de Gaspar
- Costume design
- Sonia Grande
- Makeup / hair
- Paco H. Rodríguez
- VFX supervisor
- Juanma Nogales
- Sound
- Nacho Royo-Villanova
- Runtime
- 103 min · 1h 43m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $10,600,000
- Original language
- ES
- Certification (US)
- NR
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 87% 🍅 Fresh
- Metacritic
- 69/100
- IMDB rating
- 7.4/10 · 15,626 votes
- MPAA
- Not Rated
- US box office
- $518,017
Awards
22 wins & 17 nominations total
- Goya Award for Best Production Supervision
- Goya Award for Best Original Score
- Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Icíar Bollaín
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What people are saying
- Andres Gomez★ 7/10
Interesting story quite well told by Bollain. The cast is great but not at their performance summit.
Production companies
Who made it
Vaca Films
ES
Morena Films
ES
Alebrije Producciones
MX
Mandarin Cinéma
FR
Key crew
- ProducerJuan Gordon
- Dialogue EditorCésar Molina
- EditorÁngel Hernández Zoido
- CastingEva Leira
- CastingYolanda Serrano
- Production DesignJuan Pedro de Gaspar
- Costume DesignSonia Grande
- Special Effects CoordinatorGustavo Harry Farias
- Visual Effects ProducerAna Rubio
- Visual Effects SupervisorJuanma Nogales
- Helicopter CameraGaston Guisado
- Steadicam OperatorDarío Trivino
- GafferYvette Paz Soldán
- Assistant Costume DesignerJoaquín Montull
- Assistant Costume DesignerNora Lia Alaluf
- Costume SupervisorRegina Calvo
- Script SupervisorNúria Casanueva
- Dolby ConsultantRicardo Viñas
- FoleyÁlex F. Capilla
- Sound EditorPelayo Gutiérrez
- Sound Re-Recording MixerNacho Royo-Villanova
- HairstylistPaco H. Rodríguez
- Makeup ArtistKarmele Soler
- In Memory OfHoward Zinn
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- demonstration
- water supply
- water shortage
- documentary filmmaking
- political protest
- woman director
- post colonialism
- civil unrest
- quechua indian
- cochabamba bolivia
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)2011-02-18NR
Also known as
International titles
- Even the rainUS
- También la lluviaES
- Même la pluieFR
- Sogar der RegenDE
- 即使是雨CN
- 背水一战TW
- Conflito das ÁguasBR
