Film · 2019
The Awakening of the Ants
Original titleEl despertar de las hormigas
Directed by Antonella Sudasassi · starring Daniella Valenciano and Leynar Gómez
- 1 h 34 min
- Drama
Costa Rica
Spain
- 5.9 AverageMovieNCo
- 4.5 Users2 votes
- 7.3 Critics4 reviews
Synopsis
Isabel is the perfect mother and wife: she takes care of the domestic work, looks after her family, gets along with her in-laws, especially her parents-in-law. She is a selfless woman who dedicates her life to the others, mostly her daughters. Isabel also has her dreams and ambitions. She's specially gifted for sewing and, when she finishes her home tasks, she sews to get an extra income. Hidden in one of the uncluttered rooms of the house, where she finds her own piece of mind, she dreams about starting her own fashion business, where she can design and sell her own clothes. Nevertheless, the daily requests don't let her fantasize: the others own her life. One day, her husband decides to have a male child without asking her opinion, deciding also his future name. This fact seems to wake the consciousness of Isabel, who will have to decide if her actual life is worthy or must confront her family and live up to her dreams.
Where to watch The Awakening of the Ants
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The essentials
- Runtime
- 94 min1 hour and 34 minutes
- How long is The Awakening of the Ants?
- 1 hour and 34 minutes (94 minutes).
- Who directed The Awakening of the Ants?
- Antonella Sudasassi.
- Who is in The Awakening of the Ants?
- It stars Daniella Valenciano and Leynar Gómez.
Cast
Full cast (5)- Director
- Antonella Sudasassi
- Writers
- Antonella Sudasassi
- Producers
- José Esteban Alenda
Photos and posters
All 9 photosReviews
All 4 reviewsWhat the critics say average 7.3 from 4 outlets
- 8.0 El PaísJordi Costa
With a sensory language at all times at the service of the subtle note (...) its ways reveal a filmmaker with a personal eye and an actress, Daniela Valenciano, with the power to turn each gesture…
Read - 7.5 The Hollywood ReporterJonathan Holland
"Understated and emotionally intelligent (...) one of those stories that always needs telling.
Read - 7.5 CinemaníaAndrea G. Bermejo
The naturalness with which 'The awakening of the ants' presents the inner life of its protagonist is the best part of this film (...) it convinces because of its delicacy and freshness (...)
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Awards
All the awards- Goya Awards 2020 1 nomination
Soundtrack
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