It Snows in Benidorm

It Snows in Benidorm (Spanish: Nieva en Benidorm) is a 2020 Spanish drama film written and directed by Isabel Coixet. It stars Timothy Spall and Sarita Choudhury alongside Pedro Casablanc, Carmen Machi and Ana Torrent.

It Snows in Benidorm
Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Nieva en Benidorm
Directed by	Isabel Coixet
Written by	Isabel Coixet
Produced by	Pedro Almodóvar Agustín Almodóvar Esther García
Starring	Timothy Spall Sarita Choudhury Carmen Machi Pedro Casablanc Ana Torrent
Cinematography	Jean-Claude Larrieu
Edited by	Jordi Azategui
Music by	Alfonso de Vilallonga
Production companies	El Deseo RTVE Movistar ViacomCBS International Studios
Distributed by	BTeam Pictures
Release dates	24 October 2020 (2020-10-24) (Seminci) 11 December 2020 (2020-12-11) (Spain)
Country	Spain
Languages	English Spanish
Budget	4.2€ million
Box office	326,609€

The film had its world premiere at the Valladolid International Film Festival on 24 October 2020. It was released in Spain on 13 November 2020, by Bteam.

Cast

• Timothy Spall as Peter Riordan
• Sarita Choudhury as Alex
• Pedro Casablanc as Esteban Campos
• Carmen Machi as Marta
• Ana Torrent as Lucía

Production

In February 2019, it was announced Isabel Coixet would write and direct the film, with Pedro Almodóvar and Agustín Almodóvar serving as producers via their El Deseo banner.^[1] In January 2020, Timothy Spall, Sarita Choudhury, Pedro Casablanc, Carmen Machi and Ana Torrent joined the cast of the film.^[2]

Principal photography began in January 2020.^[3]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) on 24 October 2020.^[4] It was scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 13 November 2020 by BTeam Pictures, but the release was postponed to 11 December 2020 due to the second COVID-19 wave in the country.^[5]