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Film · 2019

The Awakening of the Ants

Original titleEl despertar de las hormigas

Directed by Antonella Sudasassi · starring Daniella Valenciano and Leynar Gómez

  • 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.

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  • Spain Apple TV: rent €1.99, buy €3.99

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.
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Photos and posters

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Reviews

All 4 reviews
4.5 2 votes

What 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 (...) Read

Soundtrack

All 9 songs
  1. Quédate amorGrupo Sus Diamantes Spotify
  2. Sácala a bailarOrquesta La Solución Spotify
  3. Hasta morir de placerSimba Musical Spotify
  4. TraicioneraOrquesta La Solución Spotify
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