Unbridled (2018 film)

Unbridled (Animales sin collar) is a 2018 Spanish-Italian thriller film directed by Jota Linares in his feature film debut which stars Natalia de Molina alongside Daniel Grao. It is a sort of transfer of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House to a contemporary Andalusian setting.

Plot
Set in Andalusia, the plot concerns about the arrival to regional power of Abel, a fresh face with a modest background, helming the up-and-coming political party Pueblo Unido. Against the backdrop of Abel's imminent investiture, a loan taken out in the past by Abel's wife Nora to help her husband without consulting with him, comes to haunt her whilst a person from their past, Víctor (the privileged son of a corrupt former Junta de Andalucía high-ranking official and former acquaintance of the couple) comes into action.

Production
A Spanish-Italian co-production, the film was produced by La Canica Films and Animales sin collar AIE alongside Palomar SpA, with the participation of Netflix, RTVE, Movistar+ and Film Factory. It also had support from ICAA and collaboration with CreaSGR. Shooting locations included Seville and Carmona.

Release
Distributed by eOne Films Spain, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 19 October 2018.

Reception
Sergio F. Pinilla of Cinemanía rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, deeming it to display "character, an opportune cast and a few too many lines of dialogue".

Federico Marín Bellón of ABC rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, considering that "the sex and violence, not at all explicit, add forcefulness to the good decisions of the director and screenwriter".

Beatriz Martínez of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars highlighting the performances, particularly the ones of Natalia de Molina and Ignacio Mateos, while negatively assessing the film's lack of "forcefulness".

Accolades

 * align = "center" rowspan = "2" | 2019 || 6th Feroz Awards || Best Supporting Actor || Ignacio Mateos || Nominated ||
 * 28th Actors and Actresses Union Awards || Best New Actor || Borja Luna || Nominated ||
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 * 28th Actors and Actresses Union Awards || Best New Actor || Borja Luna || Nominated ||
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