The Beloved

Acclaimed filmmaker Esteban Martínez (Javier Bardem) is a legend, both for his impressive body of work and for his infamous past of drinking, violence, and excess. When he returns to Spain after thirteen years away to shoot his new film, he unexpectedly offers the lead role to his estranged daughter Emilia, an actress whose career has struggled to get off the ground.

What initially seems like an opportunity for reconciliation soon turns into an emotional minefield. As father and daughter work together on the film set, the boundaries between fiction and reality begin to blur, and old wounds inevitably resurface.

The Beloved is an intense father-daughter drama from Oscar-nominated director Rodrigo Sorogoyen (The Beasts, Mother), which had its world premiere in competition at the Cannes Film Festival. Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men, Skyfall) delivers one of the most nuanced performances of his career, with Victoria Luengo (The Room Next Door, Amarga Navidad) as his compelling co-star.

With The Beloved, Sorogoyen tells a layered and gripping story about the dynamics between parents and children, artistic ambition, and the fine line between love and manipulation.