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A steamy encounter with a new neighbor who has gone missing leads the recently unemployed Lucia to take on work as a cab driver in hopes of finding the man that reawakened her latent sexuality. Using her new vocation as a means of radical connection and self-reinvention, she finds both erotic and intellectual stimulation from her clientele. However, the more Lucia freely gives of herself to strangers, the more it becomes clear that she might be the target of a nefarious plot with violent consequences. Slyly fusing genres while subverting their expectations, Antonio Méndez Esparza's SOMETHING IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN "transforms from eccentric dramedy into a gripping, metatextual thriller." (Washington City Paper) Sexy, daring and ultimately liberating, Esparza pushes the mid-life crisis to its exuberant extreme.
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Ella Feldman Washington City Paper Antonio Méndez Esparza’s film transforms from an eccentric dramedy into a gripping, metatextual thriller that turns out to have more in common with Taxi Driver than just a job. Jun 4, 2024 Full Review Jorge Loser Espinof A daring movie that challenges the expectations of middle-aged women's aspirations and identities, far from the duality of a housewife or a successful professional. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 3.5/5 Feb 8, 2024 Full Review Sara Heredia Sensacine A disconcerting, captivating and powerful movie. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 4/5 Nov 21, 2023 Full Review Philipp Engel Cinemanía (Spain) A true tour de force, with a Titane moment included. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 4/5 Nov 20, 2023 Full Review Javier Ocaña El Pais (Spain) A film positioned on the social and the real, but that draws from the psychological and even the cultural with a commitment to fusing tones. Rapture, delicacy, empathy, love, tenderness, vengeance, delirium... [Full review in Spanish] Nov 20, 2023 Full Review Jordi Costa Fotogramas There are some sequences that are more successful than others, but, as a whole, Something is About to Happen grabs you and keeps you hooked... [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 3/5 Nov 20, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews
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Antonio Méndez Esparza

Director

Malena Alterio

Lucía

Aitana Sánchez-Gijón

Roberta

Rodrigo Poisón

Braulio Botas

José Luis Torrijo

Ricardo

Mariona Ribas

Fátima
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Synopsis A steamy encounter with a new neighbor who has gone missing leads the recently unemployed Lucia to take on work as a cab driver in hopes of finding the man that reawakened her latent sexuality. Using her new vocation as a means of radical connection and self-reinvention, she finds both erotic and intellectual stimulation from her clientele. However, the more Lucia freely gives of herself to strangers, the more it becomes clear that she might be the target of a nefarious plot with violent consequences. Slyly fusing genres while subverting their expectations, Antonio Méndez Esparza's SOMETHING IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN "transforms from eccentric dramedy into a gripping, metatextual thriller." (Washington City Paper) Sexy, daring and ultimately liberating, Esparza pushes the mid-life crisis to its exuberant extreme.
Director
Antonio Méndez Esparza
Producer
Miguel Morales, Pedro Hernández Santos
Screenwriter
Antonio Méndez Esparza, Clara Roquet, Juan José Millás, Antonio Méndez Esparza, Clara Roquet
Distributor
Film Movement
Production Co
Aquí y Allí Films, Wanda Vision, Avanpost
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 14, 2025
Runtime
2h 2m
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