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The Beloved

2026 · 136 min

A slow-burning, emotionally charged drama about a fractured father-daughter bond, with tense on-set confrontations and a lingering sense of regret.

Directed by: Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Genres: Drama
Starring: Javier Bardem, Victoria Luengo, Melina Matthews

Overview: Acclaimed film director Esteban Martínez is a legend both for his films and for his past marked by violence and excess. For his latest project, he offers his daughter Emilia a role under the pretext of helping her with her stalled acting career. Living together on set will foster a closeness they haven’t shared for years, but it will also reopen old wounds that never healed.

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Directed by: Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Genres: Drama
Starring: Javier Bardem, Victoria Luengo, Melina Matthews

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
grief
identity
obsession
betrayal
Places: workplace
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Written by: Isabel Peña, Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Starring: Javier Bardem, Victoria Luengo, Melina Matthews, Malena Villa, Mourad Ouani, Pepa Gracia, Raúl Prieto, Pablo Gómez-Pando
Music: Olivier Arson
Cinematography: Alejandro de Pablo
Runtime: 136 min
Country: Spain, France
Languages: Spanish, English

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