Awareness
Release poster
Directed byDaniel Benmayor
Screenplay by
Starring
CinematographyJuan Miguel Azpiroz
Edited byMarc Soria
Music byRoque Baños
Production
companies
Distributed byAmazon Prime Video
Release dates
  • 16 March 2023 (2023-03-16) (Málaga)
  • 11 October 2023 (2023-10-11) (Prime Video)
Countries
  • Spain
  • United States
LanguageSpanish

Awareness is a 2023 Spanish-American science-fiction action thriller film based on the character of The Mule from the Isaac Asimov Foundation books and directed by Daniel Benmayor from a screenplay by Benmayor, Iván Ledesma, and Manuel Burque. It stars Carlos Scholz alongside María Pedraza, Pedro Alonso, Lela Loren, and Óscar Jaenada.

The Mule is a central character in Foundation and Empire (1952) and Second Foundation (1953).

Plot

Ian is a rebel who lives with his dad on the margins of society. They survive on small scams thanks to Ian's extraordinary ability to project visual illusion into the minds of others. After losing control over his powers in public, a mysterious secret agency begins to pursue him. While fleeing from him, Ian will discover that he is not the only one and that his entire life has been a lie.

Cast

Production

The screenplay was penned by Daniel Benmayor alongside Iván Ledesma and Manuel Burque.[2] The film is an Spanish-US co-production by Federation Spain, Amazon Studios, and Dbenma Content.[2] Shooting locations included Catalonia, Madrid, and Castile and León.[3] The film was scored by Roque Baños.[4]

Release

Awareness was presented at the 26th Málaga Film Festival on 16 March 2023,[5] screened within the non-competitive 'Málaga Premiere' film slate.[6] Amazon Prime Video released the film on 11 October 2023.[3]

Reception

According to the American review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, Awareness has a 13% approval rating based on 8 reviews from critics, with an average rating of 4.80/10.[7]

Enid Román Almansa of Cinemanía rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, writing that the "result of Awareness is too flat to become an intriguing title".[8]

Raquel Hernández Luján of HobbyConsolas rated the film with 62 points ('acceptable'), citing "the powerful cinematographic ideas, good action choreography and great intentions" as positive elements, while noting how the acting performances are not [precisely] the film's strongest point, and the film's lack of naturalness as elements bringing the film down.[9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Prieto, Belén (18 July 2023). "Así es 'Awareness', el nuevo 'Matrix' de Amazon, según su director y protagonistas: "Las ilusiones te harán creer"". El Español.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Pozo, José Carlos (13 July 2023). "Tráiler de Awareness, la ambiciosa película española de Prime Video que llega este otoño". HobbyConsolas.
  3. 1 2 "Awareness, la nueva película de ciencia ficción española, se estrenará el 11 de octubre". Vanguardia. 14 July 2023.
  4. ↑ Picón, José Luis (16 March 2023). "Ciencia ficción, poderes mentales y mucha acción, el cóctel de "Awareness"". La Vanguardia.
  5. ↑ Pinto, Cristina (17 March 2023). "Carlos Scholz: De actuar para su familia a protagonista de una superproducción". Diario Sur. Grupo Vocento.
  6. ↑ Picón, José Luis (17 March 2023). ""Awareness": ciencia ficción y acción española sin complejos". La Opinión de Málaga. Prensa Ibérica.
  7. ↑ "Awareness". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  8. ↑ Román Almansa, Enid (11 October 2023). "Crítica de 'Awareness' con María Pedraza: otra película de ci-fi que se perderá en el catálogo de Prime Video". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  9. ↑ Hernández Luján, Raquel (11 October 2023). "Crítica de Awareness, una propuesta resultona de ciencia-ficción que puedes disfrutar en Prime Video". HobbyConsolas.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.