Quién te cantará
Quién te cantará is a 2018 Spanish-French drama film written and directed by Carlos Vermut, starring Najwa Nimri and Eva Llorach.
The film was nominated for seven Goya Awards with Llorach winning the award for Best New Actress.
Plot
When Lila, a celebrity singer with amnesia forgets how to act, a superfan named Violeta steps in to teach Lila how to be Lila once again.Production
A Spain-France co-production by Apache Films, Áralan Films and, the film also had the participation of TVE, Canal Sur and Vodafone, and support from ICAA, ICO and Junta de Andalucía. Shooting locations included the provinces of Cádiz and Málaga.Release
The film was presented at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. It was also showcased at the 66th San Sebastián International Film Festival later in the month. It was released theatrically in Spain on 26 October 2018.Reception
Quién te cantará received positive reviews from film critics. It holds approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on reviews with an average rating of.Jonathan Holland of The Hollywood Reporter underscored the film to be "a smart, moving homage to fandom".
Shelagh Rowan-Legg of ScreenAnarchy deemed the film to be "a mesmerizing story of the burden of fame, the bonds between strangers, the price of love, and the reflections we see and do not see in each other and ourselves".