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Caged Wings
Theatrical release poster
SpanishMi soledad tiene alas
Directed byMario Casas
Screenplay by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyEdu Canet Ciscar
Edited byVerónica Callón
Music byZeltia Montes
Production
company
Nostromo Pictures
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • 18 August 2023 (2023-08-18) (Paterna)
  • 25 August 2023 (2023-08-25) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish
Box office€1.4 million[1]

Caged Wings[2] or My Loneliness Has Wings[3] (Spanish: Mi soledad tiene alas) is a 2023 Spanish drama film directed by Mario Casas (in his directorial debut feature) from a screenplay by Casas and Déborah François which stars Óscar Casas and Candela González.

Plot

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Upon a botched robbery attempt, young criminal and graffiti artist Dan flees the outkirts of Barcelona to Madrid along with his gang.[4]

Cast

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Production

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The screenplay was penned by Mario Casas and Déborah François.[4] The film is a Nostromo Pictures production and it had the participation of Netflix and the backing from ICAA.[7] Shooting locations included Bellvitge, La Mina [es], and Lavapiés.[4] The film was lensed by Edu Canet and edited by Verónica Callón.[6] Óscar Casas had to lose 8 kg to play his character.[8]

Morad performed the theme "Volar sin alas" for the film.[9]

Release

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The film premiered at the Paterna Film Festival on 18 August 2023.[10][11] Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures,[4] the film was released theatrically in Spain on 25 August 2023.[12][13]

Reception

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As per the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 71% of 7 critic reviews are considered positive, with an average rating of 6.0 out of 10[14]

Pablo Vázquez of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be "organic, tumultuous and energetic film, intuitive in its essence", while pointing out that the story that does not precisely shine for its originality.[15]

Luis Martínez of El Mundo rated My Loneliness Has Wings (an "'auto-tune' film" [sic]) 2 out of 5 stars, writing "that the movie copies the forms of the most classic quinqui cinema, but with such a vacuous, exaggerated and false aestheticism that it is dismaying".[16]

Javier Ocaña of El País considered that even if Casas is not telling anything that has not already been done many times, "the visual and sound energy that the film exudes emerges with its light over the few shadows of a very estimable debut".[17]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Acumulado cine español 2023" (PDF). Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Caged Wings". Netflix. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  3. ^ De Pablos, Emiliano (25 January 2023). "Mario Casas, Anna Castillo to Star in Rodrigo Cortés' 'Escape,' Produced by Nostromo (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  4. ^ a b c d Pardillos, David (17 May 2023). "Mira el tráiler de 'Mi soledad tiene alas', la primera película de Mario Casas como director". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  5. ^ a b c Miranda, Jorge (17 May 2023). "Mario Casas hace realidad uno de los grandes sueños de su vida". Ego – via La Razón.
  6. ^ a b c Martínez, Beatriz (5 July 2023). "Todo lo que sabemos sobre 'Mi soledad tiene alas', la primera película como director de Mario Casas". Infobae.
  7. ^ Rosado, Ricardo (31 July 2023). "'Mi soledad tiene alas': trailer, imágenes, reparto y sinopsis de la primera película de Mario Casas como director". Fotogramas.
  8. ^ "Mario Casas debuta como director con 'Mi soledad tiene alas': "Dirigir me ha cambiado la vida"". Europa Press. 28 November 2022.
  9. ^ Fano, Ramón (18 August 2023). "Morad despega en el cine con su sencillo "Volar sin Alas"". Neo2.
  10. ^ "Mario Casas presenta en el Festival de Cine de Paterna "Mi soledad tiene alas", su debut como director". El Periòdic. 17 August 2023.
  11. ^ Aparicio, C. (18 August 2023). "Mario Casas presenta "Mi soledad tiene alas" en Paterna (Valencia), su estreno como director". La Razón.
  12. ^ "Mario Casas: "El reto era que mi hermano pequeño estuviese orgulloso de su hermano mayor"". Onda Cero. 16 August 2023.
  13. ^ Meseguer, Astrid (26 August 2023). "Mario Casas: "Dirigir es una experiencia preciosa que ha cambiado mi forma de ver la profesión"". La Vanguardia.
  14. ^ "Caged Wings". RottenTomatoes. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  15. ^ Vázquez, Pablo (24 August 2023). "Crítica de 'Mi soledad tiene alas', la carta de amor de Mario Casas a su hermano Óscar". Fotogramas.
  16. ^ Martínez, Luis (24 August 2023). "Mi soledad tiene alas, de Mario Casas: cine falsamente quinqui de diseño (**)". El Mundo.
  17. ^ Ocaña, Javier (25 August 2023). "'Mi soledad tiene alas': más luces que sombras en el debut como director de Mario Casas". El País.
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