THE BELOVED | EL SER QUERIDO

SPAIN, FRANCE | 2026 | COLOR | DCP | 135’ | SPANISH

When a world-famous director chooses his estranged daughter for the lead role in his new film, the set transforms into a psychological minefield and the shooting into an undeclared war. Currently one of the most significant representatives of European cinema, Rodrigo Sorogoyen condenses the tension of a thriller (his preferred genre, as he has proven in the past) into a taut chamber drama. Masterfully combining forms and techniques, he sees the desert morph into a volcanic landscape thanks to his imposing lead: Javier Bardem, in the role of the dynastic father/director, simmers until he explodes, adding a deafening, raw energy to the filming. As an ideal counterbalance to his career-defining performance, Victoria Luengo fearlessly stands up to his overwhelming thrust. The two of them are truly captivating in a powerful clash of characters and worlds that Sorogoyen films compellingly, with the latent suspense, the (internal) violence and the electrified atmosphere of an action film. Thodoris Karamanolis

DIRECTOR: Rodrigo Sorogoyen
SCREENWRITERS: Isabel Peña, Rodrigo Sorogoyen
DoP: Álex de Pablo
MUSIC: Olivier Arson
EDITOR: Alberto del Campo
PRINCIPAL CAST: Javier Bardem, Victoria Luengo

RODRIGO SOROGOYEN

Spanish director and screenwriter, born in 1981. He studied History at the University of Madrid, before enrolling at the ECAM (the Madrid Film School). He is a six-time Goya award winner and once an Academy award nominee, among many other distinctions.
 
FILMOGRAPHY
2026 The Beloved
2022 The Beasts
2019 Mother
2018 The Realm
2016 May God Save Us
2013 Stockholm