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Take My Eyes

Play trailer Poster for Take My Eyes Released Oct 8, 2003 1h 46m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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One winter night, a woman named Pilar (Laia Marull) can no longer tolerate her abusive husband, Antonio (Luis Tosar), and she leaves home, taking only a few possessions and her son, Juan (Nicolás Fernández Luna). Seeking solace, Pilar moves into her sister's apartment. However, Juan longs to return to life with his father. But, despite Antonio's promises to seek therapy, Pilar is unsure if her husband is reformed and how to best keep her family together.
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Graced with effective performances, Take My Eyes compellingly explores the subject of domestic abuse while avoiding simplistic characterizations.

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San Francisco Chronicle A mesmerizing and deeply disturbing film from Spain. Rated: 3/4 May 12, 2006 Full Review Jeff Shannon Seattle Times Approaching potentially unpleasant subject matter with humor, intelligence and deep compassion for its flawed yet infinitely human characters, Take My Eyes is almost certain to rank as one of the year's best films. Rated: 3.5/4 Apr 21, 2006 Full Review Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune An extraordinarily truthful and piercing drama about spousal abuse. Rated: 3.5/4 Apr 20, 2006 Full Review Jas Keimig The Stranger (Seattle, WA) There were many opportunities for this story to go wrong, but director Icíar Bollaín deftly handles abuse with a finesse that makes the multi-layered story feel real and compelling. Jan 20, 2022 Full Review Amber Wilkinson Eye for Film Domestic abuse has been portrayed on film before but never with this much complexity. Rated: 4.5/5 Jun 14, 2008 Full Review Eric Monder Film Journal International Every element of the production is well-crafted. Take My Eyes is highly recommended. Mar 1, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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Tom M Wife beating, spousal abuse,domestic violence, call it what you will. It's a terribly demeaning position to be in to be part of this cycle. This film takes a look at the issue, seeing the damage done but also the attempts to deal with the problem. Great,involving performances add to the realistic nature of the film. The final scene of the female protagonist's humiliation is hard to watch. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/30/25 Full Review Audience Member a realistic movie with great dialogue and performances. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Well made, but difficult to watch. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Deep situation drama - one of the better in ths category. It gets more intense as the minutes go, my heart was skipping fast near the end! In some ways you understand the man, being in his situation and all, but in most ways you understand the girl. The man is terrible, jelous, selfish and sick - the girl is stupid. There are some fantastic acting by the leads here. You can feel her troubles just by the way she appear. A very real film, almost too real. It has some neat music and sound work, the pace is very good and the development is flawless. A beautiful, tragic and honest real-life story that really deserves more recognition. It feels like a true horror piece, a bit more powerful and stronger than Almodovar's most flicks in many ways. This is a very important film about domestic violence, probably an eye opener for many. It will stay with me for a long time, I'm sure of it. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review antti p After 200,000 years domestic violence is still all the rage. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member muy buena y muy fuerte, una buena película para pensar en aquello que pasa pero no se muestra Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Icíar Bollaín

Director

Laia Marull

Pilar

Luis Tosar

Antonio

Candela Peña

Ana

Rosa Maria Sardà

Aurora

Kiti Manver

Rosa

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Synopsis One winter night, a woman named Pilar (Laia Marull) can no longer tolerate her abusive husband, Antonio (Luis Tosar), and she leaves home, taking only a few possessions and her son, Juan (Nicolás Fernández Luna). Seeking solace, Pilar moves into her sister's apartment. However, Juan longs to return to life with his father. But, despite Antonio's promises to seek therapy, Pilar is unsure if her husband is reformed and how to best keep her family together.
Director
Icíar Bollaín
Producer
Santiago García de Leániz
Screenwriter
Icíar Bollaín, Alicia Luna
Distributor
New Yorker Films
Production Co
Alta Producción S.L.
Genre
Drama
Original Language
European Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 8, 2003, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Mar 17, 2006
Release Date (Streaming)
May 22, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$25.6K
Runtime
1h 46m