Quién te cantará (2018) | agoodmovietowatch
Quién te cantará

Pick #841

Quién te cantará

Dir. Carlos Vermut · France, Spain · Spanish

A statement-making movie from a promising director

7.0 Our score

2018 Movie Drama, Music, Mystery

Our take

In this unique Spanish drama-thriller, a famous 90s popstar called Lila loses her memory and forgets how to perform. A big fan of hers, Violeta, is offered the unique opportunity of helping her idol find herself again.

Quién te cantará, which translates to “who will sing to you” is a fascinating exploration of fandom and the relationship between fan and idol. And it definitely doesn’t hurt that Lila’s music, made specifically for the movie, is fantastic!

It’s from a promising new Spanish director, Carlos Vermut. His last movie, Magical Girl, was widely acclaimed and won awards in almost every festival it showed in.

What it won

Awards

Goya Awards

1 win · 6 noms

Won: Best New ActressNominated: Best ActressNominated: Best CinematographyNominated: Best Costume DesignNominated: Best Makeup and HairstylesNominated: Best SoundNominated: Best Supporting Actress

The story

What happens

Lila, a famous retired singer, loses her memory after suffering an accident, just as she planned her return to the stage.

Elsewhere

What the critics said

Notable Critics

"A dark fairytale of cross-hatched identities and genres."

— Mar Diestro-Dópido

The details

About this pick

Year
2018
Type
Movie
Director
Carlos Vermut
Cast
Carme Elias, Eva Llorach, Najwa Nimri, Natalia de Molina
Language
Spanish
Country
France, Spain
Rated
16

Who picked it

About the author

Bilal Zouheir

Bilal Zouheir

Bilal Zouheir is the founder of A Good Movie to Watch. He is based in the US and a member of the Nevada Film Critics Society. He grew up in Morocco, where he learned English from watching movies. Bilal's work with A Good Movie to Watch is focused on offering an alternative to streaming algorithms, which are often used as commercial tools by streaming services.

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