That Was Life (2020)
Two Spanish women from different generations find themselves sharing a hospital room in Belgium. María has been living there for decades after emigrating when she was young and Verónica is a young girl recently arrived in search of opportunities she never found in Spain. A strange friendship is forged between them and this leads María to set out on a return journey to the south of Spain with an unusual mission. What begins as a search for Verónica's roots will become an opportunity to open herself up to the world and question certain principles on which she had based her life.
Director: David Martín de los Santos
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 109 min
Release Date: November 7, 2020
Cast
- Petra Martínez - María
- Anna Castillo - Verónica
- Florin Piersic Jr. - Luca
- Ramón Barea - José
- Daniel Morilla - Juan
- Jordi Gimeno
- Alina Nastase - Cristina
- Pilar Gómez - Conchi
- María Isabel Díaz Lago - Iloveny
- Victoria Sáez - Asistente social
Screenplay
Cinematography: Santiago Racaj
Editing: Miguel Doblado, Lucía Palicio
Production: Lolita Films, Magnética Cine, Mediaevs, Smiz and Pixel, Canal Sur
Country: Spain
Language: Français, Español
Original Language: es
Trailer
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is That Was Life about?
- Two Spanish women from different generations find themselves sharing a hospital room in Belgium. María has been living there for decades after emigrating when she was young and Verónica is a young girl recently arrived in search of opportunities she never found in Spain. A strange friendship is forged between them and this leads María to set out on a return journey to the south of Spain with an unusual mission. What begins as a search for Verónica's roots will become an opportunity to open herself up to the world and question certain principles on which she had based her life.
- Who directed That Was Life?
- That Was Life was directed by David Martín de los Santos.
- Who stars in That Was Life?
- That Was Life stars Petra Martínez, Anna Castillo, Florin Piersic Jr., Ramón Barea, Daniel Morilla, Jordi Gimeno.
- How long is That Was Life?
- That Was Life has a runtime of 1h 49m (109 minutes).
- What genre is That Was Life?
- That Was Life is a Drama film.
- Where was That Was Life produced?
- That Was Life was produced in Spain.