Cuatro paredes

Cuatro paredes
Theatrical release poster
Directed byIbon Cormenzana
Screenplay by
Produced byIbon Cormenzana
Starring
CinematographyAlejo Levis
Music byAitor Etxebarria
Production
companies
  • Mundo Cero Crea
  • Mundo Cero Bat AIE
Distributed byA Contracorriente Films
Release dates
  • 25 April 2025 (2025-04-25) (BCN Film Fest)
  • 6 June 2025 (2025-06-06) (Spain)
Running time
82 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Cuatro paredes (transl. 'Four walls') is a 2025 Spanish drama film directed by Ibon Cormenzana [eu]. It stars Sofía Otero and Manuela Vellés.

Plot

After the death of her father, 10-year-old Sofía faces the prospect of material deprivation. Her mother Juana tries to protect her while Sofía seeks refuge in theatre.

Cast

Production

The film is a Mundo Cero Crea and Mundo Cero Bat AIE production with the collaboration of Save the Children's 'Impulsa' programme. It was shot in 2023 in Biscay. Filming locations included Orduña.

Release

The film premiered in the official selection of the 9th BCN Film Fest on 25 April 2025. Distributed by A Contracorriente Films, it was released theatrically in Spain on 6 June 2025.

Reception

Carlos Marañón of Cinemanía rated Cuatro paredes 3 out of 5 stars, declaring it a film "as simple as it is moving".

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Cuatro paredes". ICAA Film Database. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (2 June 2025). "Los estrenos del 6 de junio. 'Cuatro paredes'. Invasión de la pobreza". Aisge.
  3. 1 2 3 Marañón, Carlos (2 June 2025). "Crítica de 'Cuatro paredes': madre e hija se ganan el derecho a la esperanza". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  4. 1 2 "Ibon Cormenzana refleja la pobreza y la pérdida en 'Cuatro paredes' con Manuela Vellés y Sofía Otero". Europa Press. 25 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "Una madre y una hija superan la pérdida en doce planos secuencia en 'Cuatro paredes'". Cine con Ñ. 26 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Vizcaya y el año 0 de su súper incentivo". Audiovisual451. 7 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Películas y series rodadas en Bilbao y Bizkaia en 2023". Deia. 30 January 2024. p. 15.
  8. ↑ "Lanzan el trailer de 'Cuatro paredes' de Ibon Cormenzana, film que retrata la pobreza infantil". Naiz. 22 May 2025.