Kepler 6B (film)

Kepler 6B (Kepler Sexto B) is a 2023 Spanish-French drama film directed by Alejandro Suárez Lozano (in his directorial feature length debut) which stars Karra Elejalde and Daniela Pezzotti.

Plot
The plot follows upon the meeting of Zai (a girl suffering from abuse from her stepfather) and Jonás (an isolated old man who has come to believe that he is an astronaut living in a starship moored in a far away planet).

Production
The film was produced by Turanga Films, Pincheforn Producciones and Kepler Sexto B AIE alongside Quexito Films and Noodles Production, with backing from ICAA and IVC and participation of TVE, À Punt Mèdia, Crea SGR and ICO. It was shot in locations of the Valencia region, including Castellón, La Vall d'Uixó, Valencia, and Torrent.

Release
The film premiered at the 26th Málaga Film Festival on 13 March 2023. Distributed by Filmax, it was released theatrically in Spain on 16 June 2023.

Reception
Sergio F. Pinilla of Cinemanía rated the film 3½ out of 5 stars, underscoring it to be an "intergenerational and cosmic fable with Karra [Elejalde] showcasing his talents".

Juan Pando of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, positively pointing out at the unusual character of the proposal, while pointing out at some characters being "pure stereotypes" as a negative point.

Ekaitz Ortega of HobbyConsolas rated the film with 65 points ('acceptable'), singling out the two leads as well as the narration of the tension between reality and imagination as the best things about the film.

Accolades

 * rowspan = "15" | 2023 || rowspan = "15" | 6th Berlanga Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Film || Won || rowspan = "15" |
 * Best Director || Alejandro Suárez || Nominated
 * Best Screenplay || Alejandro Suárez, Grete Lee-Man Suárez || Won
 * Best Actor || Karra Elejalde || Won
 * rowspan = "2" | Best Supporting Actor || Juli Mira || Nominated
 * Pablo Molinero || Won
 * Best Editing and Post-Production || Carmen García, Audrey Bourdiol || Nominated
 * Best Cinematography and Lighting || Pablo Bürmann || Won
 * Best Art Direction || Maje Tarazona || Won
 * Best Production Supervision || Cristian Guijarro || Nominated
 * Best Costume Design || Raquel Porter || Nominated
 * Best Makeup and Hairstyles || Amparo Sánchez, Ane Martínez || Nominated
 * Best Sound || Nicolás Mas || Nominated
 * Best Original Score || Vanessa Garde || Won
 * colspan = "2" | Youth Award || Won
 * }
 * Best Art Direction || Maje Tarazona || Won
 * Best Production Supervision || Cristian Guijarro || Nominated
 * Best Costume Design || Raquel Porter || Nominated
 * Best Makeup and Hairstyles || Amparo Sánchez, Ane Martínez || Nominated
 * Best Sound || Nicolás Mas || Nominated
 * Best Original Score || Vanessa Garde || Won
 * colspan = "2" | Youth Award || Won
 * }
 * Best Sound || Nicolás Mas || Nominated
 * Best Original Score || Vanessa Garde || Won
 * colspan = "2" | Youth Award || Won
 * }
 * colspan = "2" | Youth Award || Won
 * }
 * }