Even the Rain

Released Oct 14, 2010

1h 44m

Drama

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88%

64 Reviews

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5,000+ Ratings

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Bolivian film extras launch a protest against the privatization of their water supply, which parallels the Spanish conquest and exploitation of the New World.

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georgan g

A movie within a movie that really works!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Brilliant story and great cinema

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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nefasto r

Profound and pensive.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Even The Rain is an emotionally gripping film. It's one of the films that leaves you staring at a wall, trying to come back to the real world. The emotional scenes are completely absorbent and the action scenes have one's heart racing. However, it has some weaknesses. The character development is not the best in a few cases. The most extreme of which is when Costa makes a somewhat unjustified decision, and his character ark is too sudden. The movie also sets an opportunity in the end for a perfect one-two emotional punch, and while the ending has significance it could've hit higher.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Cine de buenas intenciones.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Raising some thought-provoking cultural issues, "Even the Rain" is a great modern film about the conscience of filmmakers.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Icíar Bollaín

Director

Luis Tosar

Costa

Gael García Bernal

Sebastián

Juan Carlos Aduviri

Daniel

Karra Elejalde

Anton

Carlos Santos

Alberto

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Mike McCahill

Guardian

There are striking performances from Luis Tosar as a cynical yet flexible producer and Juan Carlos Aduviri as the native who becomes a figurehead for those who don't have the luxury of playacting.

Rated: 4/5

May 17, 2012

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

Bollen and Laverty punch up every icon and wingding in the arthouse clich dropdown.

Rated: 1/5

May 17, 2012

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Sherwyn Spencer

Little White Lies

Never really excels in any given area, and re-watch factor is a zero.

Rated: 1/5

May 17, 2012

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

This history centric epic poem deserved to be at least, three and a half hours long. [Full review in Spanish]

Oct 6, 2022

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Rosa Parra

Latinx Lens

A fascinating telling of the making of a movie about colonialism that parallels the modern struggle of the Indigenous people. Shines a light on history and who gets to tell it and with what perspective.

Rated: 4.5/5

Aug 15, 2021

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David Walsh

World Socialist Web Site

Even the Rain ... takes on significant questions of history and contemporary social life, as well as artistic and human responsibility.

Feb 13, 2021

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Synopsis

Bolivian film extras launch a protest against the privatization of their water supply, which parallels the Spanish conquest and exploitation of the New World.

Director: Icíar Bollaín
Producer: Pilar Benito
Screenwriter: Paul Laverty
Production Co: Morena Films S.L., Vaca Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Spanish (Spain)
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 14, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $558.3K
Runtime: 1h 44m

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