Maixabel

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Maixabel

2021

1h 55m

Drama

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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.

Stephanie Bunbury

Deadline Hollywood Daily

09/16/2023

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.

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Brian Susbielles

InSession Film

02/22/2023

A-

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.

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Filipe Freitas

Always Good Movies

05/18/2022

3/5

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

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Ray Lobo

Film Threat

04/08/2022

6/10

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

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Luis Martínez

El Mundo (Spain)

11/04/2021

3/5

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

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Juan Pando

Fotogramas

10/18/2021

4/5

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

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Nefasto R

@Nefasto 04/23/2022

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

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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
Producer: Juan Moreno, Guillermo Sempere, Koldo Zuazua
Screenwriter: Icíar Bollaín, Isa Campo
Production Co: Crea SGR, Departamento de Cultura del Gobierno Vasco
Genre: Drama
Original Language: European Spanish
Runtime: 1h 55m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)