ONE NIGHT WITH ADELA
[UNA NOCHE CON ADELA]
Street-sweeper Adela (Laura Galán, following her wild performance in PIGGY) roams a grimy, nocturnal Madrid seething with fury and lust, hell-bent on getting revenge on those who turned her into this raging and broken person. In just one nightmarish evening, Adela will see her long-gestating plans come to fruition. This startling and unsettling debut from Hugo Ruíz, who also wrote the screenplay, is a cross between the one-shot spectacle of Sebastian Schipper's VICTORIA and Gustav Möller's voiceover-laden THE GUILTY with a dash of Paul Schrader's penchant for self-destructive and vengeful characters à la TAXI DRIVER. Nominated for Best Cinematography at the Goya Awards, ONE NIGHT WITH ADELA is a raw, uncompromising dive into the psychological neurosis of an unpleasant yet sympathetic character — one that Galán effortlessly inhabits. DIR/SCR Hugo Ruíz; PROD Roberto Carrera, Israel Luengo. Spain, 2023, color, 105 min. In Spanish with English subtitles. NOT RATED
No AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 105 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, June 02, 2024
Genre: Thriller, drama
