Subsuelo
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| Directed by | Fernando Franco |
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| Cinematography | Santiago Racaj |
| Edited by | Miguel Doblado |
| Music by | Maite Arroitajauregi Aranburu |
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| Distributed by | LaZona Pictures |
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| Language | Spanish |
Subsuelo is a 2025 psychological thriller film directed by Fernando Franco and co-written by Begoña Arostegui based on the novel Subsuelo by Marcelo Luján. It stars Julia Martínez and Diego Garisa.
Plot
Twin siblings Eva and Fabián, about to come of age, are involved in a tragic incident whose circumstances are seemingly known only by them and their mother Mabel.[1]
Cast
- Julia Martínez as Eva[1]
- Diego Garisa as Fabián[1]
- Nacho Sánchez as Ramón[2]
- Sonia Almarcha as Mabel[1]
- Itzan Escamilla as Javier[2]
- Montse Díez as Ana[3]
- Íñigo de la Iglesia as Alberto[3]
- Elvira Cuadrupani[1]
- Lucía de la Puerta[1]
- Gerardo de Pablos[1]
- Jorge Cabrera[1]
Production
Adapted by Begoña Arostegui and Fernando Franco, the screenplay is based on the novel Subsuelo by Marcelo Luján.[4] Luján reportedly supervised several script revisions and attended the set "a couple of times".[5] The film is a Lazona, Kowalski Films, Ferdydurke Films and Blizzard Films AIE production, with the participation of RTVE, EiTB, Canal Sur, and Movistar Plus+, funding from ICAA and backing from Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa.[5]
The film was shot in between the Madrid region, Biscay, and the province of Segovia.[5] Santiago Racaj worked as cinematographer.[6]
Release
Subsuelo had its world premiere at the 70th Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) on 25 October 2025.[7][8] It was also programmed at the 49th São Paulo International Film Festival.[9] Distributed by LaZona Pictures,[10] it was released theatrically in Spain on 7 November 2025. Elle Driver handled international sales.[10]
Reception
Javier Ocaña of El País assessed that after Wounded, Dying and The Rite of Spring, Franco hits rock bottom in the expression of the human condition, delivering yet "another film to make you want to slit your wrists, another magnificent film".[11]
Manuel J. Lombardo of Diario de Sevilla gave the film 3 stars, billing it as "a journey clouded by the very forbidden and corrosive substance that runs through it", concluding that sometimes, "one could say that Subsuelo could also have been a film by the canceled and recoverable Carlos Vermut".[12]
Pere Vall of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, singling out "the aesthetic elegance and the harshness of the story" as the best things about the film.[13]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2025
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70th Valladolid International Film Festival | Best Screenplay | Fernando Franco, Begoña Aróstegui | Won | [14] |
2026
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5th Carmen Awards | Best Director | Fernando Franco | Nominated | [15] |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Fernando Franco | Won | |||
| Best Costume Design | Esther Vaquero | Nominated | |||
| Best Makeup and Hairstyles | María Liaño, Rada Mora | Nominated |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Olmo, Júlia (26 July 2024). "Shooting has finished on Fernando Franco's new film, Subsuelo". Cineuropa.
- ^ a b Hopewell, John (29 October 2025). "'Subsuelo': Oscar-Nominated Editor Fernando Franco Rocks Spain's Valladolid Fest With a Tale of Death, Abuse and Revenge". Variety.
- ^ a b Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (3 November 2025). "Los estrenos del 7 de noviembre. 'Subsuelo'. La familia turbia". Aisge.
- ^ "El español Fernando Franco adapta al cine 'Subsuelo', novela del argentino Marcelo Luján". Clarín. 6 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "El director sevillano Fernando Franco remata el rodaje de su cuarto largo, 'Subsuelo', con "innovaciones estilísticas"". Europa Press. 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Finaliza el rodaje de 'Subsuelo', un thriller psicológico dirigido por Fernando Franco". Camera and Light Mag. 24 July 2024.
- ^ "La 70 Seminci acoge este sábado a los estrenos de 'Subsuelo', 'Frontera' y dos filmes premiados en Berlín y Cannes". 24 October 2025.
- ^ "Franco se sumerge en las turbias aguas del rencor y el deseo". El Día de Valladolid. 25 October 2025.
- ^ Zorzi, André Carlos (4 October 2025). "Mostra Internacional de Cinema de SP terá 'O Agente Secreto' e vencedor de Cannes; veja lista". O Estado de S. Paulo.
- ^ a b Sánchez Sequera, Marco (4 November 2025). "'Subsuelo' – estreno en cines 7 de noviembre". Audiovisual451. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ Ocaña, Javier (7 November 2025). "'Subsuelo', otra magnífica película de Fernando Franco sobre la desolación humana". El País. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- ^ Lombardo, Manuel J. (7 November 2025). "El mal(estar) en casa". Diario de Sevilla. Grupo Joly.
- ^ Vall, Pere (12 November 2025). ""Atrapa y deja sin respiración": La nueva película española del director nominado 10 veces a los Premios Goya". Fotogramas.
- ^ Blanes, Pepa (1 November 2025). "Espiga de Oro 'ex aequo' para 'The Mastermind' de Kelly Reichardt y para la producción española 'Magallanes' de Lav Diaz". Cadena SER (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ "Alberto Rodríguez se reivindica con sus 10 galardones para 'Los Tigres' en los Premios Carmen". Kinótico. 1 February 2026.