They Will Be Dust

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They Will Be Dust
Film poster
SpanishPolvo serán
Directed byCarlos Marques-Marcet
Written by
Produced by
  • Tono Folguera
  • Ariadna Dot
  • Giovanni Pompili
  • Eugenia Mumenthaler
  • David Epiney
Starring
CinematographyGabriel Sandru
Edited byChiara Dainese
Music byMaria Arnal
Production
companies
  • Lastor Media
  • Alina Film
  • Kino Produzioni
Distributed by
  • Wanda Vision / Elastica Films (es)
Release dates
  • 7 September 2024 (2024-09-07) (TIFF)
  • 15 November 2024 (2024-11-15) (Spain)
Countries
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
  • Italy
LanguageSpanish

They Will Be Dust (Spanish: Polvo serán) is a 2024 tragicomedy musical film directed by Carlos Marques-Marcet from a screenplay by Marques-Marcet, Clara Roquet and Coral Cruz starring Ángela Molina, Alfredo Castro, and Mònica Almirall.

Plot

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After a woman with an incurable disease (Claudia) decides to end her life, her significant other Flavio sets in motion a plan to die together in Switzerland, while their daughter Violeta ends up as an unmeant middle woman.[1][2][3]

Cast

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Production

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The film is a Spanish-Swiss-Italian co-production by Lastor Media, Alina Film, and Kino Produzioni, with backing and funding from ICAA, ICEC (ca), Creative Europe's MEDIA, RTVE, Movistar Plus+, DGCA (it), IDM Film Fund & Commission Südtirol Alto Adige and Eurimages.[1] Gabriel Sandru took over cinematography duties.[6] The score was composed by Maria Arnal.[7] Shooting locations included Barcelona.[3]

Release

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The Will Be Dust had its world premiere in competition for the Platform Prize at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2024.[8][2] It was also selected as the opening film of the 69th Valladolid International Film Festival.[9] Co-distributed by Wanda Vision and Elastica Films,[1] it was scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 15 November 2024.[3]

Reception

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 11 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.4/10.

Stephen Saito of Variety wrote that the film "proves moving in more ways than one", "achieving a level of intimacy unusual even for its reliably sensitive director".[4]

Olivia Popp of Cineuropa wrote that the film "goes for broke in all its sincerity and quirkiness — and succeeds".[5]

Jonathan Holland of ScreenDaily deemed the film to be an "admirably unsentimental and involving end-of-life drama that comes, unusually, peppered with dance sequences".[10]

Javier Ocaña of El País declared They Will Be Dust "a bold, almost senseless, volcanic, pretentious, vociferous, passionate (though not enthralling)" work, with some dance sequences veering towards Eliseo Subiela's levels of cheesiness.[11]

Philipp Engel of Cinemanía rated The Will Be Dust 4 out of 5 stars, writing about an "intelligent" film, "without the slightest hint of sentimentality".[12]

Accolades

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2024
 2024 Toronto International Film Festival Platform Prize Won [13]
69th Valladolid International Film Festival Silver Spike Won [14]
19th Rome Film Festival Best Actress Ángela Molina Won [15]
2025
 17th Gaudí Awards Best Non-Catalan Language Film Won [16]
Best Director Carlos Marques-Marcet Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Carlos Marques-Marcet, Clara Roquet, Coral Cruz Nominated
Best Actress Ángela Molina Nominated
Best Actor Alfredo Castro Nominated
Best Original Score Maria Arnal Won
Best Cinematography Gabriel Sandru Nominated
Best Editing Chiara Dainese Won
Best Production Supervision Mayca Sanz, Andrés Mellinas Nominated
Best Art Direction Laia Ateca Won
Best Costume Design Pau Aulí Nominated
Best Makeup and Hairstyles Natalia Albert, Marta Xipell Nominated
Best Sound Xavier Lavorel, Maya Baur, Kathleen Moser, Denis Séchaud Nominated
Best Visual Effects Diana Cuyàs Nominated
12th Feroz Awards Best Original Soundtrack Maria Arnal Nominated [17]
Best Trailer Miguel Ángel Trudu Won
Best Film Poster Emilio Lorente, Lluís Tudela Nominated
'Arrebato' Special Award (Fiction) Won
39th Goya Awards Best Actor Alfredo Castro Pending [18]

See also

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References

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