Something Is About To Happen

Directed by Antonio Méndez Esparza
Film Movement
2023
123 Minutes
Spain, Romania
Spanish
Thriller, Drama
European Studies, Latinx Studies
Not Rated
DVD $150.00
Blu-ray $150.00
PPR $350.00
DRL $499.00
PPR+DRL $599.00

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A steamy encounter with a new neighbor who has gone missing leads the recently unemployed Lucia to take on work as a cab driver in hopes of finding the man that reawakened her latent sexuality. Using her new vocation as a means of radical connection and self-reinvention, she finds both erotic and intellectual stimulation from her clientele. However, the more Lucia freely gives of herself to strangers, the more it becomes clear that she might be the target of a nefarious plot with violent consequences.

Slyly fusing genres while subverting their expectations, Antonio Méndez Esparza’s SOMETHING IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN “transforms from eccentric dramedy into a gripping, metatextual thriller.” (Washington City Paper) Sexy, daring and ultimately liberating, Esparza pushes the mid-life crisis to its exuberant extreme.

Cast

  • Malena Alterio
  • Aitana Sánchez Gijón
  • José Luis Torrijo
  • Mariona Ribas
  • Rodrigo Poisón
  • Highest Rating
    "Something is About to Happen grabs you and keeps you hooked...."
    Jordi Costa, Fotogramas
  • Highest Rating
    "A disconcerting, captivating and powerful movie."
    Sara Heredia, Sensacine
  • Highest Rating
    "A true tour de force, with a Titane moment included."
    Philipp Engel, Cinemanía
  • Highest Rating
    "Antonio Méndez Esparza’s film transforms from an eccentric dramedy into a gripping, metatextual thriller that turns out to have more in common with Taxi Driver than just a job."
    Ella Feldman, Washington City Paper

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Awards & Recognition

Winner
Best Lead Actress
Goya Awards
Winner
Best Actress
Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain
Nominated
Golden Spike
Valladolid Int'l. Film Festival
Official Selection
Miami Film Festival

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