The Burning Cold (film)

The Burning Cold (El fred que crema) is a 2022 Spanish-Andorran historical drama film directed by Santi Trullenque from a screenplay by Agustí Franch and Trullenque which stars Greta Fernández and Roger Casamajor.

Plot
Set in 1943 in Andorra against the backdrop of World War II, the plot follows a local couple (Sara and Antoni) facing a moral dilemma upon hiding Jews fleeing from the Nazis.

Production
The Burning Cold was produced by Films de l'Orient, Red Nose and Arlong Productions, and it had the participation of TVC and backing from ICEC and the Government of Andorra. It was shot in Andorra and in the Pyrenees of the province of Lleida.

Release
The film was presented at the BCN Film Fest on 26 April 2022. Distributed by Filmax, it was released theatrically in Spain on 20 January 2023.

Reception
Àlex Montoya of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars highlighting "the visceral tone and mise-en-scène, the powerful use of landscapes and the leading duo" while lamenting certain melodramatic turn of the plot.

Toni Vall of Cinemanía rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be an "interesting debut, [a] story of war, helpless [people], good and evil".

Beatriz Martínez of El Periódico de Catalunya rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be "a rough and unpleasant film, like that icy landscape that becomes one more character in the film".

Accolades

 * 2023 || 15th Gaudí Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Film || Nominated ||
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