Unbridled (2018 film)

Unbridled (Spanish: Animales sin collar) is a 2018 Spanish-Italian thriller film directed by Jota Linares [es] in his feature film debut which stars Natalia de Molina alongside Daniel Grao. It is a sort of transfer of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House to a contemporary Andalusian setting.^[1][2]

Unbridled
Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Animales sin collar
Directed by	Jota Linares
Screenplay by	Jota Linares
Based on	A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
Produced by	Beatriz Bodegas
Starring	Natalia de Molina Daniel Grao Natalia Mateo Ignacio Mateos Borja Luna Mario Tardón Mariana Cordero
Production companies	La Canica Films Animales sin collar AIE Palomar SpA
Distributed by	eOne Films Spain
Release date	19 October 2018 (2018-10-19) (Spain)
Countries	Spain Italy
Language	Spanish

Plot

Set in Andalusia, the plot concerns about the arrival to regional power of Abel, a fresh face with a modest background, helming the up-and-coming political party Pueblo Unido. Against the backdrop of Abel's imminent investiture, a loan taken out in the past by Abel's wife Nora to help her husband without consulting with him, comes to haunt her whilst a person from their past, Víctor (the privileged son of a corrupt former Junta de Andalucía high-ranking official and former acquaintance of the couple) comes into action.^[3][4][5]

Cast

• Natalia de Molina as Nora Helmer^[6]
• Daniel Grao as Abel^[6]
• Natalia Mateo [es] as Virginia^[6]
• Ignacio Mateos as Víctor^[6]
• Borja Luna [es] as Félix^[6]
• Mariana Cordero^[7]
• Beatriz Arjona^[7]
• Mario Tardón^[3]

Production

A Spanish-Italian co-production,^[8] the film was produced by La Canica Films and Animales sin collar AIE alongside Palomar SpA, with the participation of Netflix, RTVE, Movistar+ and Film Factory.^[9] It also had support from ICAA and collaboration with CreaSGR.^[9] Shooting locations included Seville and Carmona.^[1]

Release

Distributed by eOne Films Spain,^[9] the film was theatrically released in Spain on 19 October 2018.

Reception

Sergio F. Pinilla of Cinemanía rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, deeming it to display "character, an opportune cast and a few too many lines of dialogue".^[4]

Federico Marín Bellón of ABC rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, considering that "the sex and violence, not at all explicit, add forcefulness to the good decisions of the director and screenwriter".^[10]

Beatriz Martínez of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars highlighting the performances, particularly the ones of Natalia de Molina and Ignacio Mateos, while negatively assessing the film's lack of "forcefulness".^[2]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2019	6th Feroz Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Ignacio Mateos	Nominated	[11]
	28th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best New Actor	Borja Luna	Nominated	[12][13]

See also

• List of Spanish films of 2018