Solo | |
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Directed by | Hugo Stuven |
Written by | Santiago Lallana Hugo Stuven |
Starring | Alain Hernández Aura Garrido Ben Temple |
Cinematography | Ángel Iguácel |
Music by | Sergio Jiménez Lacima |
Distributed by | Filmax |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | Spain |
Language | Spanish |
Solo is a 2018 Spanish drama film directed by Hugo Stuven and written by Santiago Lallana and Hugo Stuven about a young surfer who falls off a cliff, injures himself and finds himself in a situation where he needs to fight for his survival.[1][2][3][4]
The plot dramatises the plight of Álvaro Vizcaíno, a surfer who temporarily disappeared after falling from a cliff in Fuerteventura in 2014.[5]
The film was presented at the Málaga Film Festival in April 2018.[5] Distributed by Filmax,[6] it was theatrically released in Spain on 3 August 2018.
Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, writing that Alain Hernández "perfectly masters the screaming scale [of desperation] playing [surfer] Álvaro Vizcaíno".[6]
Beatriz Martínez of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars highlighting a very committed Hernández as the film's standout whilst citing the "dated" attempts of "visual poetry" as a drawback.[7]