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Original title: O que arde
2019 Movie France, Luxembourg, Spain Drama, Crime 86 min
By: Oliver Laxe, Óliver Laxe With: Inazio Abrao, Benedicta Sánchez, Amador Arias

O que Arde ("Lo que Arde" in Spanish, "What It Burns" in English) is a rural drama that follows Amador, a forty-something arsonist who is free from jail after to accomplish two-thirds of his imprisonment to burn an entire mount. Not having friends, money or other resources, Amador returns his natal home in an undetermined so-small mountain town located in the province of Lugo (Galicia; northwest to Spain), living with his aging mother Benedicta. Quiet, calm and man of few words, Amador bears silently the mock of the some neighbors whose don't forgot his misdemeanor by the fire he caused, while tries to redirect his life caring the livestock of the farm and interesting about Elena, town's veterinarian. At the same time, a worried Benedicta talks Inazio, who is restoring ancient ruined houses to turn them in rural resorts for tourists, looking for a job for Amador, in the hope that her beloved son can at least to have a normal life. But the peaceful life of the town dominated by the bad weather of rain and fog ends abruptly when a new fire lights in the mount close to it, threatening not only houses of the town, but neighbors.

Filmium rating
67%

Festival Achievements

Rotterdam International Film Festival 2020
Selections:
Limelight
Festival de Cannes 2019
Awards:
Un Certain Regard
European Film Awards 2019
Selections:
Feature Film Selection

Mood

Meditative
Melancholic
Pensive
Reflective
Serious
Unsettling

Cast & Crew

Oliver Laxe
Óliver Laxe
Santiago Fillol
Inazio Abrao
Amador Arias
Benedicta Sánchez
Benedicta Sánchez (Mother)
Local Cast
Oliver Laxe (Director)

Cinematic Technique

Long Takes
Minimalist
Naturalistic

Film Movements

Neorealism
Slow Cinema

Narrative Structure

Character-Driven
Linear
Meditative

Pace

Deliberate
Measured
Slow
Slow-Paced

Style

Authentic
Cinematic
Naturalistic
Realistic
Slow-Paced

Time-Period

2010S
Contemporary
Modern

Central Conflict

Arson Suspicion
Community Reintegration
Community Suspicion
Environment Vs. Development
Fire Devastation
Fire Guilt
Fire Suspicion
Social Alienation
Social Ostracism

Characters

Arsonist
Convicted Arsonist
Local Villagers
Mother
Village Residents

Ending

Ambiguous
Open-Ended
Poignant
Reflective

Historical Context

Contemporary
Modern Rural Life
Post-2010
Rural Spain

Key Plot Points

Amador'S Return
Community Suspicion
Community Tension
Fire Outbreak
Forest Fire
Prison Release
Return From Prison

Plot

Arson
Arson Suspicion
Community Conflict
Isolation
Man Vs. Community
Redemption
Rural Community
Rural Galicia
Small Village

Setting

Farmhouse
Galicia Mountains
Galician Mountains
Mountainous
Rural Galicia
Rural Village

Shooting Location

Ancares Range
Galicia
Mountain Village
Mountainous Region

Theme

Community Judgment
Community Suspicion
Environmental Fragility
Guilt
Isolation
Man Vs. Nature
Redemption

Genre

Art-House
Drama
Rural
Slow Cinema

Audiences

Adult
Adult Viewers
Adults
Art-House
Art-House Viewers
Cinephile
Cinephiles

Titles

Fire Will Come
Lo que arde
O que arde
Viendra le feu
What Burns
Солнце никогда не заходит

Awards

Castelao Medal
Golden Astor
Jury Prize

Critical Reception

Critical Acclaim
Favorable
Generally Favorable
High Approval
High Rotten Tomatoes Score
Positive Reviews

Festivals

Cannes Film Festival
Sea Of Mar Del Plata
Sea Of The Plata

Ratings

7.6/10 Imdb
7.6/10 Metacritic
90% Rotten Tomatoes

Reception

Award-Winning
Cannes Jury Prize
Critically Acclaimed
Favorable Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes 90%

Production Countries

Galicia
Spain

Release Year

2019
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