Maixabel

2021

1h 55m

Drama

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100%

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10 Reviews

71%

Audience Score

Fewer than 50 Ratings

Eleven years after her husband is killed, Maixabel Lasa receives a request from one of the murderers to meet in the prison where he is being held.

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Stephanie Bunbury

Deadline Hollywood Daily

Portillo is straight-up remarkable; she always seems to be playing several emotional layers simultaneously, her face a play of light and shade, anger and sympathy, toughness and soft vulnerability and every shade of feeling in between.

Sep 16, 2023

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Brian Susbielles

InSession Film

Blanca Portillo and Luis Tosar, as widow and killer respectively, are both phenomenal and carry the burden of conflicting emotions in Iciar Bollain’s stirring drama.

Rated: A-

Feb 22, 2023

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Filipe Freitas

Always Good Movies

Maixabel is depicted as a woman with heart and courage, a true image of dialogue and reconciliation.

Rated: 3/5

May 18, 2022

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Ray Lobo

Film Threat

Maixabel excels when delving into grand themes. The movie clearly displays the arbitrariness and absurdity of violence.

Rated: 6/10

Apr 8, 2022

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Luis Martínez

El Mundo (Spain)

What remains is a film that appeals to us, essentially visceral or viscerally essential. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/5

Nov 4, 2021

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Juan Pando

Fotogramas

Bollaín demonstrates a masterful command of his craft in this, his most well-rounded film. [Full Review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

Oct 18, 2021

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nefasto r

Not an amazing film, but a touching one for sure. Forgiveness and second chances steal the spotlight from violence.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Icíar Bollaín

Director

Blanca Portillo

Maixabel Lasa

Luis Tosar

Etxezarreta

Bruno Sevilla

Luichi

Urko Olazabal

Luís

María Cerezuela

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Synopsis

Eleven years after her husband is killed, Maixabel Lasa receives a request from one of the murderers to meet in the prison where he is being held.

Director: Icíar Bollaín
Screenwriter: Icíar Bollaín, Isa Campo
Production Co: Crea SGR, Departamento de Cultura del Gobierno Vasco
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Spanish (Spain)
Runtime: 1h 55m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)