The Heaven of Animals
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{{Infobox film
| image = The Heaven of Animals poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|es|El cielo de los animales|nolink=yes}}
| director = Santi Amodeo
| screenplay = Santi Amodeo
| starring = {{ubl|Raúl Arévalo|Manolo Solo|Jesús Carroza|Paula Díaz|África de la Cruz|Claudio Portalo}}
| based_on = {{Based on|The Heaven of Animals|David J. Poissant}}
| country = {{ubl|Spain|Romania}}
| studio = {{ubl|Grupo Tranquilo PC|Cinelabs}}
| language = Spanish
| distributor = Maravillas Films
| cinematography = Leo Hermo
| music = Marcos Amodeo
| editing = Darío García García
| released = {{Film date|2025|03|20|Málaga|2025|05|09|Spain|df=yes}}
}}
The Heaven of Animals ({{langx|es|El cielo de los animales|links=no}}){{Cite web|url=https://www.cultura.gob.es/cultura/areas/cine/mc/spanish-kaleidoscope/films/winter-spring-2025/the-heaven-of-animals.html|website=Spanish Kaleidoscope|publisher=Ministerio de Cultura|title=The Heaven of Animals [El cielo de los animales]|date=12 February 2025}} is a 2025 drama film written and directed by Santi Amodeo based on the short story collection by David James Poissant. Its cast features Raúl Arévalo, Manolo Solo, Jesús Carroza, Paula Díaz, África de la Cruz, and Claudio Portalo.
Plot
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Raúl Arévalo as Diego
- Paula Díaz as Amanda
- Jesús Carroza as Fran
- Manolo Solo as Benicio
- Diego Portalo as Darío
- África de la Cruz as Gracia
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Production
The film is a Spanish-Romanian co-production by Grupo Tranquilo PC alongside Cinelabs. It had the participation of Canal Sur and RTVE and the financial backing of Junta de Andalucía. Shooting locations in the province of Seville included Seville and Alcalá de Guadaíra.{{Cite web|website=Cineuropa|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/452343/|title=Santi Amodeo films The Heaven of Animals|date=7 November 2023|first=Alfonso|last=Rivera}}{{Cite web|website=Europa Press|title=Alcalá de Guadaíra (Sevilla) acoge la grabación de 'El cielo de los animales', la última película de Santi Amodeo|date=31 October 2023|url=https://www.europapress.es/andalucia/sevilla-00357/noticia-alcala-guadaira-sevilla-acoge-grabacion-cielo-animales-ultima-pelicula-santi-amodeo-20231031163705.html}}
Release
The film was be presented at the 28th Málaga Film Festival on 20 March 2025,{{Cite web|url=https://www.europapress.es/andalucia/malaga-00356/noticia-cielo-animales-hace-reflexionar-muerte-varias-fabulas-entrelazadas-festival-malaga-20250320105947.html|website=Europa Press|title=
'El cielo de los animales' hace reflexionar sobre la muerte con varias fábulas entrelazadas en el Festival de Málaga|date=20 March 2025}} vying for the Golden Biznaga.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/festival-de-malaga/a63616700/festival-de-malaga-2025-seccion-oficial-programacion/|website=Fotogramas|first=Fran|last=Chico|first2=María|last2=Juesas|date=25 February 2025|title=El Festival de Málaga 2025 avanza su Sección Oficial con lo nuevo de Daniel Guzmán, Belén Funes y más}} Distributed by Maravillas Films,{{Cite web|url=https://www.audiovisual451.com/el-cine-espanol-que-se-estrenara-en-2025/|website=Audiovisual451|title=El cine español que se estrenará en 2025|date=3 January 2025|first=Marco|last=Sánchez Sequera}} it is scheduled to be released in about 50 Spanish theatres on 9 May 2025.{{Cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/espana/agencias/2025/04/03/el-cielo-de-los-animales-del-sevillano-santi-amodeo-en-los-cines-a-partir-de-mayo/|website=Infobae|date=3 April 2025|title='El cielo de los animales', del sevillano Santi Amodeo, en los cines a partir de mayo}}
See also
References
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Category:Films shot in the province of Seville
Category:2020s Spanish-language films
Category:Films based on American short stories
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