Sara's Notebook

{{short description|2018 film by Norberto López Amado}}

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| native_name = {{Infobox name module|es|El cuaderno de Sara|nolink=yes}}

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| director = Norberto López Amado

| writer = Jorge Guerricaechevarría

| producer = Álvaro Augustin
Ghislain Barrois
Derrick Kibisi
Edmon Roch
Javier Ugarte

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| music = Julio de la Rosa

| cinematography = David Omedes

| editing = Pablo Marchetto

| studio = Ikiru Films
Mediaset España
Movistar+
Telecinco Cinema

| distributor = Buena Vista International

| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2018|01|31|Cine Capitol premiere|2018|02|02|Spain}}

| runtime = 115 minutes

| country = Spain

| language = Spanish

| budget = €1 million

| gross = $6 million

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Sara's Notebook ({{langx|es|El cuaderno de Sara|links=no}}) is a 2018 Spanish drama film directed by Norberto López Amado and written by Jorge Guerricaechevarría, about how Laura Alonso (Belén Rueda) searches for her missing sister in the Democratic Republic of Congo.{{cite web |url=https://www.dailydot.com/upstream/saras-notebook-netflix-review/|title=Sara's Notebook delves into the darker side of human nature|website=The Daily Dot|date=June 2018 |access-date=June 24, 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.thereviewgeek.com/sarasnotebook-review/|title=Sara's Notebook Film Review|website=The Review Geek|date=5 June 2018 |access-date=July 1, 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://readysteadycut.com/2018/05/29/saras-notebook/|title=Sara's Notebook (El cuaderno de Sara) Review|website=Ready Steady Cut|date=29 May 2018 |access-date=July 1, 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/cannes-film-festival-2017-film-factory-telecinco-sara-notebook-1202428524/|title=Africa-Set Thriller 'Sara's Notebook' Comes to Cannes From Film Factory (EXCLUSIVE)|website=Variety|date=16 May 2017 |access-date=July 1, 2019}}

Cast

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  • Belén Rueda as Laura
  • Marian Álvarez as Sara
  • Iván Mendes as Jamir
  • {{ill|Marta Belaustegui|es}} as Elsa.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aisge.es/estrenos-del-2-de-febrero-el-cuaderno-de-sara|website=Aisge|title='El cuaderno de Sara'|date=31 January 2018}}
  • Enrico Lo Verso as Padre Salvio{{Cite web|url=https://smoda.elpais.com/celebrities/viaje-al-infierno-africa-belen-rueda/|website=Smoda|publisher=El País|title=Viaje al infierno de África con Belén Rueda|first=Mar|last=Moreno|date=13 January 2018}}
  • Manolo Cardona as Sergio
  • Nick Devlin as Sven
  • Florin Opritescu as Davor
  • Alfredo Araoz as Cámara TV
  • Armando Jerez as Sonidista TV
  • Djédjé Apali as Battiste (as Djedje Apali)
  • Malcolm Treviño-Sitté as Omar (as Malcolm T. Sitté)
  • Bella Agossou as Masira
  • María Luisa Mayo as Irene
  • Ramón Barea as Padre Laura y Sara
  • Astrid Jones as Lugarteniente
  • Santiago Adán as Tom (as Santi Adán)

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Release

Following a pre-screening on January 31, 2018 at Madrid's {{ill|Cine Capitol|es}},{{Cite web|url=https://www.diezminutos.es/teleprograma/famosos-television/g1960681/fotos-alfombra-roja-estreno-el-cuaderno-de-sara/|website=Diez Minutos|title=Belén Rueda se rodea de amigos y compañeros en el estreno de 'El cuaderno de Sara'|date=1 February 2018|first=Gema|last=Checa}} the film was theatrically released in Spain on February 2, 2018,{{Cite web|url=https://www.instyle.es/lifestyle/las-peliculas-espanolas-mas-taquilleras_39837/3|website=Instyle|title=Las películas españolas más taquilleras de 2018|date=10 June 2018}} distributed by Buena Vista International.{{Cite web|url=https://www.audiovisual451.com/el-cuaderno-de-sara-estreno-en-cines-2-de-febrero/|website=Audiovisual451|title='El cuaderno de Sara' – estreno en cines 2 de febrero|date=29 January 2018|language=es}} It was released on May 25, 2018 on Netflix streaming, although it will be removed from the catalog on May 26, 2023.

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