- Blur’s “La Mala Familia”, considered “the Spanish documentary of the year” after its premiere.
“La Mala Familia” (Nacho A. Villar and Luis Rojo, 2022), produced by our partner Blur, hit the cinemas this May. Telling the story of a group of friends who meet again and have to look to the past to save their future, the feature film was chosen to form part of the New Waves of Fiction section of the Seville Festival, the Bright Future Section of the Rotterdam Festival, BAFICI, IBAFF in the official section and was awarded the Prize for Best Spanish Documentary at MiradasDoc.
After its premiere, the critics have evaluated it very positively, describing it as “The Spanish documentary of the year” (Manu Yañez, FOTOGRAMAS), “A prodigy of truthful and political cinema constructed without condescension” (Luis Martinez, EL MUNDO), “A brilliant exercise in non-fiction” (Matías G Rebolledo, LA RAZÓN), “A deeply suggestive cinematographic artefact (…) as realistic as it is visually refreshing” (Manu Yañez, FOTOGRAMAS), “A deeply suggestive cinematographic artefact (…) as realistic as it is visually refreshing” (Matías G Rebolledo, LA RAZÓN). ) as realistic as it is visually refreshing” (Andrea G Bermejo, CINEMANIA), “A documentary film shot with painterly delicacy and full of authenticity” (Juanjo Villalba, EL PERIÓDICO DE ESPAÑA), “A humanist and truthful look” (Magda Tsanis, EFE), “A pure piece of outsider cinema” (Bea Martínez, INFOBAE), “A film full of sensitivity” (ECAM) and “A celebration of friendship” (EL CINE DE LO QUE YO TE DIGA).
