Birth (2024 film)

The plot is set in 1982 Spain, against the backdrop of the country's purported political and social change. Pregnant Lucía is taken by her mother Marisa to a Catholic reformatory for teen pregnant women in Peñagrande, where she develops a strong friendship with other young women, while becoming the target of a baby theft ring centered in the reformatory.[1][2][3][4]

The film is a Spanish-Romanian[6][7] co-production by Aquí y Allí Films, Minoria Absoluta, Alumbramiento AIE and Avanpost.[8] It had the participation of RTVE and backing from ICAA and Ayuntamiento de Madrid.[9] Shooting locations included Madrid.[10]

The film was presented at the 8th BCN Film Fest on 24 April 2024.[3] Distributed by Filmax,[11] it is scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 19 June 2024.[12]

Enid Román Almansa of Cinemanía rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, considering it to be "emotional, hard, beautiful and tremendously necessary" in the verdict.[13]

Manuel J. Lombardo of Diario de Sevilla gave the film 3 stars, mentioning the time setting, the extraordinary mise-en-scene and the fitting cast of young actresses as some of the merits in it.[14]

Javier Ocaña of El País deemed the film to be a "modest but laudable work", lacking nonetheless "that touch of ambition" that turns movies into something else.[15]

Juan Pando of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars writing that the "the youth cast, perfectly matched, is exceptional".[12]

Raquel Hernández Luján of HobbyConsolas gave the film 75 points ('good'), adding that it "demystifies the 1980s by pointing out their contradictions".[16]

• List of Spanish films of 2024