Nina (2024 film)

Nina is a 2024 Spanish thriller drama film directed and written by Andrea Jaurrieta which stars Patricia López Arnaiz as the title character alongside Darío Grandinetti.

Plot
45-year-old Nina returns to her seaside hometown, the fictional Arteire, ready to exert revenge on the man who ruined her life thirty years before.

Production
Written by Andrea Jaurrieta and consisting of a "very loose" adaptation of the play Nina by José Ramón Fernández Domínguez, the film blends drama with elements of neo-Western. Nina is a BTeam Prods, Icónica Producciones, Irusoin and Lasai Producciones production, with participation of EiTB, Movistar Plus+, Filmin and Vodafone TV (Spain), and backing from ICAA, the Basque Government, the Madrid regional administration, and the Government of Navarre. Shooting locations included Mundaka, Bermeo, the Laga Beach and Busturia.

Release
The film premiered in the 27th Málaga Film Festival's main competition on 4 March 2024, vying for the Golden Biznaga. Distributed by BTeam Pictures, it was released theatrically in Spain on 10 May 2024.

Reception
Rubén Romero Santos of Cinemanía rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, mentioning a "spectacular" López Arnaiz, "the best Spanish actress at getting pissed off on screen".

Ekaitz Ortega of HobbyConsolas gave the film 86 points ('very good') citing "Jaurrieta's control of the tempo, the ambitious commitment to never let the viewer rest at any moment and the performances" as the best things about the film.

Luis Martínez of El Mundo gave the film 4 stars, writing that Jaurrieta "approaches Almodóvar's manners to compose a story tinged with melodrama".

Accolades

 * 2024 || 27th Málaga Film Festival || colspan = "2" | Critics Award || Won ||
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